Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2014-07-18 21:01:31.797482+00
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Filed 7/18/14 P. v. Alvarez CA6
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                      SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,                                                          H040245
                                                                    (Monterey County
         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                   Super. Ct. Nos. SS111600A &
                                                                                     SS112259A)
         v.

JESUS ALVAREZ,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         Defendant Jesus Alvarez appeals trial court orders revoking, modifying, and
reinstating felony probation in two cases after the court found defendant violated his
probation in those cases by committing a misdemeanor while on probation. Upon
defendant’s timely appeal, we appointed counsel to represent him in this court. By letter
dated March 20, 2014, this court notified defendant that his appellate counsel filed a brief
that states the case and facts but raises no issue and informed defendant of his right to
submit argument on his own behalf. Defendant did not respond to that letter. For the
reasons stated here, we will affirm the orders.
                                        I.     STANDARD OF REVIEW
         We review the entire record to determine if there are any arguable appellate issues.
(People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 440-441.) In reviewing the record, we must
include “a brief description of the facts and procedural history of the case, the crimes of
which the defendant was convicted, and the punishment imposed.” (People v. Kelly
(2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 123-124.)
                          II.   TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS
       The following factual summary is based on probation reports for defendant’s two
criminal cases at issue in this appeal.
       Pursuant to a search warrant for “items associated with the sale of
methamphetamine and ... firearms,” police searched defendant’s residence in August
2011 and found: two sawed-off shotguns; ammunition; a loaded flare gun modified to fire
shotgun rounds; two bindles containing .4 grams and .2 grams of methamphetamine,
respectively; and three glass pipes used to smoke methamphetamine. Based on that
search, the People charged defendant in Monterey County Superior Court case No.
SS111600A with possession of a firearm by a felon (former Pen. Code, § 12021, subd.
(a)(1), repealed by Stats. 2010, ch. 711, § 4; see § 29800, subd. (a)(1));1 possession of
ammunition by a felon (former § 12316, subd. (b)(1), repealed by Stats. 2010, ch. 711, §
4; see § 30305, subd. (a)(1)); possession of a sawed-off shotgun (former § 12020, subd.
(a)(1), repealed by Stats. 2010, ch. 711, § 4; see §§ 17180, 16590, subd. (t)); possession
of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)); possession of
methamphetamine while armed with a loaded, operable weapon (Health & Saf. Code, §
11370.1, subd. (a)); possession of controlled substance paraphernalia (Health & Saf.
Code, § 11364, subd. (a)); and possession of burglary tools (§ 466).
       In September 2011, as part of a plea agreement, defendant pleaded no contest to
one count of possession of methamphetamine while armed, a felony. (Health & Saf.
Code, § 11370.1, subd. (a).) The trial court suspended imposition of sentence for three
years and placed defendant on probation with conditions, including that defendant obey
all laws and abstain from alcohol consumption. Defendant was to serve 90 days in
county jail as a condition of probation, with credit for time served of two days; however,
before defendant could serve that time, he was arrested in December 2011 when a

       1
           Unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code.
probation search incident to a traffic stop uncovered a bindle containing .59 grams of
methamphetamine.
       Defendant was then charged in a new case, Monterey County Superior Court case
No. SS112259A, with one count of transportation of methamphetamine. (Health & Saf.
Code, § 11379, subd. (a).) In December 2011, as part of a plea agreement, defendant
pleaded no contest to possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377,
subd. (a)). The court suspended imposition of sentence in case No. SS112259A for three
years and placed defendant on probation, including a condition prohibiting alcohol use
and the requirement that defendant serve 109 days in county jail, which the court deemed
served due to 55 actual days in jail plus 54 days of section 4019 credit. In case No.
SS111600A, the court revoked and reinstated probation based on defendant’s plea in the
newer case and required defendant to serve 180 days in county jail as a condition of
probation, with credit for time served of two days. Defendant served 120 actual days in
county jail, received 60 days of conduct credit, and was released in May 2012.
       In August 2013, the People filed notices of violation in case Nos. SS111600A and
SS112259A, alleging defendant violated probation by consuming alcohol and violating
sections 243, subdivision (e) (battery against spouse or cohabitant) and 148 (resisting
arrest), arising from an incident at defendant’s residence. Later that month, defendant
pleaded guilty to resisting arrest (§ 148) in Monterey County Superior Court case No.
MS314198. The court found him in violation of his probation in the two felony cases,
and also set a hearing for October 2013 regarding sentencing for all cases.
       At the sentencing hearing, the court revoked and reinstated probation once again
in case Nos. SS111600A and SS112259A. In case No. SS111600A, the court ordered
defendant to serve 182 days in county jail as a condition of probation, which the court
deemed served based on defendant’s previous 122 days of actual custody and 60 days of
section 4019 credit related in that case. In case No. SS112259A, the court ordered
defendant to serve 109 days in county jail as a condition of probation, which the court
deemed served based on defendant’s previous 55 days of actual custody and 54 days of
section 4019 credit related to case No. SS112259A. Finally, the court denied probation
in case No. MS314198 and imposed a sentence of 365 days in county jail, with 120 days
of credit (60 days actual plus 60 days of section 4019 credit related to case No.
MS314198).
       We have reviewed the entire record and have found no arguable issue.
                                  III.   DISPOSITION
       The orders are affirmed.

                                          ____________________________________
                                          Grover, J.

WE CONCUR:

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Manoukian, Acting P.J.

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Márquez, J.