Filed 11/8/22 P. v. Mondragon CA2/4

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MAURILO MONDRAGON,

Defendant and Appellant.

 B316806

 (Los Angeles County

 Super. Ct. No. PA095095)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles 

County, David Walgren, Judge. Affirmed.

John L. Staley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for 

Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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In August 2020, defendant Maurilo Mondragonwas charged by 

felony complaint with two counts of willful infliction of corporal injury 

on a spouse or cohabitant (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a); counts 1-2),1

and one count of forcible oral copulation (§ 287, subd. (c)(2)(A); count 3). 

At his preliminary hearing on December 3, 2020, defendant pled no 

contest to one count of willful infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or 

cohabitant.2 He was sentenced to four years in state prison, execution 

of which was suspended. The court placed defendant on formal 

probation for four years subject to various terms and conditions, 

including a requirement that he complete a 52-week domestic violence 

counseling program. 

At a court appearance on March 25, 2021, defendant admitted he 

had violated the terms of his probation by failing to consistently report

to probation, and failing to enroll in a domestic violence counseling 

program. The court accepted the admission, found defendant in 

violation of probation, and revoked and reinstated probation. In April 

2021, the probation department reported that defendant had enrolled in 

a domestic violence counseling program. 

Defendant’s probation was again revoked on July 27, 2021, for 

failure to report to probation and personally appear in court. The court 

issued a bench warrant, and on November 2, 2021, defendant was 

remanded. At a probation violation hearing the same day, the court 

1 Subsequent references to statutes are to the Penal Code.

2 Defendant pled no contest on count 2, and gave a Harvey waiver (People 

v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754) on the remaining counts. 
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took judicial notice of the filed probation reports. After defendant 

provided a statement to the court under oath, the court revoked 

defendant’s probation and sentenced him to the previously suspended 

term of four years imprisonment. 

Defendant filed a notice of appeal from the judgment. His 

appointed counsel filed a brief under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 

436, requesting that we conduct an independent examination of the 

record. We notified defendant that he had 30 days to file a 

supplemental brief raising any contentions or arguments he wished this 

court to consider. To date, we have received no response.

We have examined the entire record and are satisfied that no 

arguable issues exist, and that defendant has, by virtue of counsel’s 

compliance with the Wende procedure and our review of the record, 

received adequate and effective appellate review of the judgment. 

(Smith v. Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 278.)

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

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WILLHITE, J.

We concur:

MANELLA, P. J. COLLINS, J.