Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2014-10-09 18:02:47.406347+00
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Filed 10/9/14 P. v. Wuco CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                        (Shasta)
                                                            ----

THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C075026

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                    (Super. Ct. Nos. 09F8623,
                                                                               11F2023, 12F3055, 12F6320)
         v.

DAVID WILLIAM WUCO,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         This opinion involves four cases brought by the People against defendant David
William Wuco. Counsel filed an opening brief setting forth the facts of the cases and,
pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436, requested the court to review the
record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. We have found
errors in the abstract of judgment that require correction. Finding no other arguable error
that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we will affirm the
judgment.

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                  FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
       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. 09F8623 (Burglary Case)
       In November 2009, defendant stole a 30-pack of beer from a gas station. On his
way out of the store, he pushed the clerk out of the way, and struck and bit him.
       Defendant pled guilty to one count of second degree burglary (Pen. Code,1 § 211)
and the trial court granted him formal probation and a five-year suspended sentence. The
court also imposed various fines and fees and ordered direct victim restitution.
                             Case Nos. 11F2023 & 12F3055
       In September 2010, defendant punched and kicked Tommy Hagerman repeatedly.
In May 2012, a sheriff’s deputy found defendant digging a large hole in the ground with
his hands. He was sweating profusely, talking about people following him, and claimed
he had just located gold he was digging up. The deputies believed defendant was
dangerous and attempted to handcuff him. He resisted. Deputies used a Taser on him but
defendant continued to resist. Ultimately, deputies rendered defendant unconscious.
       Defendant pled no contest to assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury
(§ 245) and obstructing an officer (§ 69). He also admitted a violation of probation in the
burglary case. The trial court sentenced defendant to seven years eight months in prison,
suspended execution of sentence for five years on all three cases, and granted defendant
probation. The trial court also ordered defendant to pay various fines and fees.
                                    Case No. 12F6320
       On September 1, 2012, about 9:45 p.m., the night shift manager of a market,
Emerald Peterson, was ringing up a customer’s order when she saw defendant and a

1      Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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group walking out of the store with a green shopping basket. The basket contained two
bottles of alcohol and one bottle of ginger ale. Peterson called out to defendant and told
him to leave the basket. He ignored her.
        Members of the “Cottonwood Community Watch,” Randall Voris, Paul
Clendenen, Bernard Kelly and Frank Schmidt, were outside the store and saw Peterson
chasing after defendant and yelling at him. They asked if defendant had stolen something
from the store and she answered, “Yeah.” Members of the watch chased after defendant
and after a struggle, gained physical control of him until law enforcement arrived.
During the struggle, defendant pulled Voris’s little finger out of joint, struck Schmidt
multiple times and headbutted him.
        Defendant was charged with second degree burglary (§ 459), petty theft with a
prior conviction for robbery (§ 666), misdemeanor battery of Voris (§ 242), misdemeanor
battery of Schmidt (§ 242), and misdemeanor battery of Clendenen (§ 242). As to the
felony counts, the information alleged defendant had prior strike convictions.
(§ 1170.12)
        A jury found defendant guilty of all counts except the battery of Clendenen and
the trial court declared a mistrial as to that count and dismissed it. The trial court found
the violation of probation allegations in cases Nos. 12F3055, 09F8623, and 11F2023 true.
The trial court also found the prior conviction allegation and the prior strike allegation
true.
        The trial court sentenced defendant to nine years in prison. The trial court
awarded defendant 604 days of presentence custody credits. The court also ordered
defendant to pay the fines and fees previously imposed in cases Nos. 09F8623, 11F2023,
and 12F3055, and imposed an additional $480 in case No. 12F6320 (§ 1202.4), an
additional $160 court operations assessment (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)), and an additional $120
criminal conviction assessment fee (Gov. Code, § 70373). The trial court also ordered
defendant pay direct victim restitution to Frank Schmidt.

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                                      DISCUSSION
  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 has passed and he has
not responded. We have undertaken an examination of the entire record pursuant to
Wende, and we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to
defendant.
       “Courts may correct clerical errors at any time, and appellate courts (including this
one) that have properly assumed jurisdiction of cases have ordered correction of abstracts
of judgment that did not accurately reflect the oral judgments of sentencing courts.”
(People v. Mitchell (2001) 26 Cal. 4th 181, 185.) We will direct the trial court to correct
the abstract of judgment.
       Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no other arguable
error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
                                      DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed. The trial court is directed to prepare a corrected
abstract of judgment reflecting the judgment as orally imposed, reflecting a $480
restitution fund fine and to forward a certified copy of the corrected abstract of judgment
to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

                                                        ROBIE                 , Acting P. J.

We concur:

      MURRAY                , J.

      DUARTE                , J.

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