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 Judge Kenneth Barr presided over defendant’s hearing on his plea. Judge Steve 

Malone presided over defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. 

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Filed 4/2/15 P. v. Rios CA4/2 

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT 

DIVISION TWO 

THE PEOPLE, 

 Plaintiff and Respondent, 

v. 

THEODORE RIOS, 

 Defendant and Appellant. 

 E062017 

 (Super.Ct.No. FSB1304641) 

 OPINION 

 APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Kenneth Barr and 

Steve Malone, Judges. Affirmed. 

 Lewis A. Wenzell, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and 

Appellant. 

 No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. 
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I 

STATEMENT OF THE CASE 

On October 24, 2013, a felony complaint charged defendant and appellant 

Theodore Rios and co-defendant Michael Ramirez with violating Penal Code1 section 

530.5, subdivision (c)(3), willfully and unlawfully acquiring and possessing with an 

intent to defraud the personal identifying information of 10 or more other persons. The 

complaint also alleged a gang enhancement under section 186.22, subdivision (b)(1)(A). 

The complaint further alleged that defendant had suffered a prior strike under sections 

1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d) and 667, subdivision (b); a serious felony prior 

under section 667, subdivision (a)(1); and a one-year prison prior under section 667.5. 

 On December 12, 2013, defendant pled guilty to count 1 and admitted the oneyear prison prior. The parties agreed that defendant would be sentenced to a total of four 

years, the upper term of three years on count 1 and one year for the prison prior to be 

served consecutively, with the remainder of the complaint to be dismissed. The parties 

stipulated that the police reports could be read and considered as the factual basis for the 

plea. 

On September 4, 2014, the trial court heard and denied defendant’s motion to 

withdraw his plea. On the same day, the court sentenced defendant pursuant to the terms 

of the plea agreement to four years in state prison. 

 1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless specified otherwise. 
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On September 25, 2014, defendant filed a notice of appeal challenging the validity 

of the plea, and based on the sentence or other matters occurring after the plea. 

Defendant requested a certificate of probable cause; the trial court denied his request. 

II 

STATEMENT OF FACTS 

On October 23, 2013, a police officer contacted a car driven by defendant. The 

officer knew defendant was on parole and conducted a parole search. The officer found a 

bag containing copies of checks, identification cards, and other forms of identification 

belonging to more than 100 individuals. Subsequently, numerous victims were 

contacted. They confirmed that the seized items had been stolen. 

III 

ANALYSIS 

After defendant appealed, and upon his request, this court appointed counsel to 

represent him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 

25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 setting forth a statement of 

the case, a summary of the facts, and potential arguable issues, and requesting this court 

to undertake a review of the entire record. 

 We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, but he 

has not done so. Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we 

have conducted an independent review of the record and find no arguable issues. 
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IV 

DISPOSITION 

 The judgment is affirmed. 

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McKINSTER 

 J. 

We concur: 

RAMIREZ 

 P. J. 

KING 

 J.