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Filed 10/15/13 In re Fernando S. CA5

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           IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                     FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

In re FERNANDO S., a Person Coming
Under the Juvenile Court Law.

THE PEOPLE,                                                                            F066209

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                        (Super. Ct. No. JJD062014)

                   v.
                                                                                     OPINION
FERNANDO S.,

         Defendant and Appellant.

                                                   THE COURT*
         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Juliet L.
Boccone, Judge.
         Courtney M. Selan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
         Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and
Respondent.
                                                        -ooOoo-

*        Before Poochigian, Acting P.J., Detjen, J., and Peña, J.
                                    INTRODUCTION
       Fernando S., appellant, was charged June 26, 2012, in a petition filed pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 with felony first degree burglary of a vehicle
(Pen Code, § 459, subd. (a), count 1);1 felony receipt of stolen property (§ 496, subd. (b),
count 2), and felony vandalism of property (§ 594, subd. (a), count 3). After a
jurisdiction hearing on October 10, 2012, the juvenile court found the allegations to be
true beyond a reasonable doubt but found that counts 2 and 3 were misdemeanors.
       At the disposition hearing on November 7, 2012, the juvenile court found that the
maximum term appellant could be confined for the instant petition was one year four
months. The maximum term appellant could be confined based on all previous offenses
and the instant petition was five years ten months.2 The court awarded appellant custody
credits of 401 days. The court dismissed appellant’s probation as unsatisfactory.
Appellant was ordered to pay a restitution fine of $100 and victim restitution of $190.
!(RT 352)! Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25
Cal. 3d 436 (Wende).3
1      Unless otherwise noted, all statutory references are to the Penal Code.
2       At the time of the disposition hearing, appellant was 18 years old. Between
January 2010 and March 2013, appellant had felony adjudications for possession of a
weapon (§ 12020, subd. (a)), vandalism with over $400 in property damage (§ 594, subd.
(a)), and attempted unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle (§ 664 & Veh. Code, § 10851,
subd. (a)). Appellant had misdemeanor adjudications for public intoxication (§ 647,
subd. (f)), battery on school property (§ 243.2, subd. (a)), vandalism, having a weapon on
school grounds (§ 626.10, subd. (a)), carrying a switch-blade knife (§ 653k), and resisting
arrest (§ 148, subd. (a)(1)).
3      Appellate counsel originally filed a brief setting forth three issues on appeal. On
June 27, 2013, this court issued an order granting counsel’s request to withdraw the
arguments in the brief and have this court independently review the case pursuant to
Wende. In the interests of judicial economy, we treated the original opening brief as one
filed pursuant to Wende, struck the arguments made by counsel, and denied counsel’s
request for leave to file a separate Wende brief.

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                                          FACTS
       At midnight on June 3, 2012, Alvaro Trujillo left his apartment and went to his
truck. Trujillo found three people around his truck. One of the people was inside the
truck pulling out the speaker box. The three individuals ran away. Investigating officers
found a component from Trujillo’s stereo. The thieves took the stereo and the amplifier.
A window to the vehicle worth $100 was broken. The amplifier was not damaged. The
value of the damaged stereo components was $90 or $100. An investigating officer later
acquired three pieces from Trujillo’s stereo. Trujillo was able to identify the components
as part of his stereo.
       At the residence where the investigator located the stolen stereo components, he
also found three individuals he believed to be the burglars.
                           APPELLATE COURT REVIEW
       Appellant’s appointed appellate counsel has filed an opening brief that
summarizes the pertinent facts, raises no issues, and requests this court to review the
record independently. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d 436.) By letter on June 27, 2013, we
invited appellant to submit additional briefing. To date, he has not done so.
       After independent review of the record, we have concluded there are no
reasonably arguable legal or factual issues.
                                     DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

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