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Filed 9/16/15 P. v. Hinds CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                        (Shasta)
                                                            ----

THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C077458

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                           (Super. Ct. Nos.
                                                                                     12F8736 & 13F7897)
         v.

JOSHUA LYNN HINDS,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         Appointed counsel for defendant Joshua Lynn Hinds has asked this court to review
the record to determine whether there exist any arguable issues on appeal. (People v.
Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436 (Wende).) Finding no arguable error that would result in a
disposition more favorable to defendant, we will affirm the judgment and remand for
correction of the abstract of judgment.

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        We provide the following brief description of the facts and procedural history of
the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106, 110, 124.)
                                     Case No. 12F8736
        On December 27, 2012, defendant was charged by criminal complaint, deemed the
information, with corporal injury to a spouse, cohabitant, or parent of a child (Pen. Code,
§ 273.5, subd. (a) -- count 1),1 possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a) --
count 2), receipt of stolen property (§ 496, subd. (a) -- count 3), and illegal possession of
ammunition by a felon (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1) -- count 4). The complaint alleged that, as
to counts 2 and 4, defendant was previously convicted of cultivating marijuana in
violation of Health and Safety Code section 11358.
        On March 25, 2013, defendant entered a plea of no contest to counts 1 and 3 in
exchange for dismissal of the balance of charges against him and a maximum county
prison sentence of 180 days. The factual basis to substantiate the plea was as follows:
        In October 2012, defendant became physically violent and attacked J.A., his
girlfriend and the mother of his nine-month-old daughter. During a search of defendant’s
home incident to his arrest, sheriff’s deputies found guns, one of which was stolen,
ammunition, 63 full-grown marijuana plants, 140 small marijuana plants, and a digital
scale. J.A. produced valid and expired recommendations to grow marijuana for
participants of a marijuana collective.
        On May 21, 2013, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed
defendant on three years’ formal probation subject to specified terms and conditions,
including that he serve 180 days in county jail. The court imposed fees and fines,
including a $960 restitution fine (§ 1202.4); a $960 probation revocation fine, stayed

1   Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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pending successful completion of probation (§ 1202.44); a $780 fine comprised of a $200
base fine (§ 672), a $200 state penalty assessment (§ 1464, subd. (a)), a $20 DNA penalty
assessment (Gov. Code, § 76104.6), an $80 DNA penalty assessment (Gov. Code,
§ 76104.7), a $100 state court facilities construction fee (Gov. Code, § 70372, subd.
(a)(1)), a $140 county penalty assessment (Gov. Code, § 76000, subd. (a)(1)), and a $40
state criminal fine surcharge (§ 1465.7, subd. (a)); an $80 court operations assessment
(§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)); a $60 criminal conviction assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373); and
a $400 domestic violence fine (§ 1203.097, subd. (a)(5)). The court further ordered that
defendant pay a $151 booking fee and the costs of probation services, not to exceed $50
per month, “according to his financial ability.”
        On December 6, 2013, the probation department filed a petition for revocation of
probation alleging defendant violated probation by being in possession of marijuana for
sale in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11359 and cultivating marijuana in
violation of Health and Safety Code section 11358.
                                    Case No. 13F7897
        On December 17, 2013, defendant was charged by criminal complaint with
possession of marijuana for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359 -- count 1) and cultivating
marijuana in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11358 (count 2).
        On May 12, 2014, defendant pleaded guilty to count 1 and admitted violating
probation in case No. 12F8736 in exchange for a maximum state prison sentence of five
years four months and dismissal, with a Harvey2 waiver, of all remaining charges and
allegations. The factual basis to substantiate the plea was as follows:
        In October 2013, Shasta Interagency Narcotic Task Force agents conducted a
warrant search at 20710 Dersch Road. Defendant was the only occupant of the residence

2   People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 754 (Harvey).

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at the time of the search. Agents discovered two containers of marijuana in the kitchen,
two bedrooms prepared as marijuana drying areas, several drying lines strung across the
rooms with marijuana hanging from them, plastic sheets covering the floors, trimming
tools and marijuana clippings on the floor, and a marijuana garden located in the back
yard, all yielding a total of 170.6 pounds of marijuana and 104 live marijuana plants.
Defendant provided agents with marijuana recommendations, two of which were expired
and reflected a caregiver designation other than defendant.
                                 Sentencing on Both Cases
       At the August 27, 2014, sentencing hearing, the trial court denied probation and
sentenced defendant to state prison for an aggregate term of three years four months,
comprised of the lower term of two years on count 1, plus a consecutive term of eight
months (one-third the middle term) on count 3, in case No. 12F8736, plus a consecutive
term of eight months (one-third the middle term) in case No. 13F7897. The court
awarded defendant 68 days of actual custody credit plus 68 days of conduct credit for a
total of 136 days of presentence custody credit.
       The court imposed fees and fines in case No. 13F7897 as follows: A $90 criminal
court conviction fee ($30 for each of the three counts); a $120 court security fee ($40 for
each of the three counts); a $280 restitution fine; a $280 parole revocation fine, stayed
pending successful completion of parole; and a $195 criminal laboratory fee.
       Defendant filed timely notices of appeal in both cases.
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       Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests that
we review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal.
(Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d 436.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a
supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30
days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant.

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       Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error
that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant. We note, however, that
the abstract of judgment does not include some of the fees and fines imposed in case No.
12F8736, namely, the $80 court operations assessment (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)) and the
$60 criminal conviction assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373). We will direct the trial court
to correct the abstract to include these two assessments.
                                      DISPOSITION
       Defendant’s convictions and sentences are affirmed. The matter is remanded to
the trial court for correction of the abstract of judgment as set forth in this opinion. The
court is directed to send a certified copy of the corrected abstract to the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation.

                                             /s/
                                           Blease, Acting P. J.

We concur:

        /s/
       Mauro, J.

         /s/
       Duarte, J.

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