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Date Created: 2023-02-23 18:03:23.899882+00
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Filed 2/23/23 P. v. Girouard CA1/3
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          IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                      FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                DIVISION THREE

    THE PEOPLE,
           Plaintiff and Respondent,
                                                                     A166335
    v.
    ANDRE RENEE GIROUARD,                                            (Lake County Super. Ct.
                                                                     No. CR961844)
           Defendant and Appellant.

         Defendant Andre Renee Girouard appeals from a judgment following
his plea of no contest to one count of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen.
Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)1). Defendant admitted he had one prior “strike”
conviction, and he admitted various aggravating factors were true.
Additional counts were dismissed with a Harvey waiver.2
         The underlying crime arose out of an incident at a motel while
defendant was drinking alcohol with two females. He touched one of the
females inappropriately, and hit the other with a bottle twice, pushed her to
the floor, and struck her numerous times. The trial court imposed the upper

1     All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise
indicated.
2        People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754.

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term of four years, doubled pursuant to the Three Strikes Law. Defendant
filed a notice of appeal indicating this appeal is based on post-plea matters.
        Defendant’s court-appointed counsel filed a brief raising no issues and
seeking our independent review of the record pursuant to People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). The brief includes counsel’s declaration
stating that counsel reviewed the record and determined a brief raising no
issues was appropriate, counsel advised defendant a Wende brief would be
filed and provided him a copy of the brief, counsel informed defendant of his
right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days, and counsel informed
defendant that he could request the court to relieve her as counsel. A proof of
service accompanying the brief indicates that it was served on defendant by
mail on January 19, 2023. More than 30 days has now elapsed, and
defendant has not filed a supplemental brief. We reviewed the post-plea
record on appeal and we have found no reasonably arguable appellate issue.
(People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 124.)
                                    DISPOSITION
        The judgment is affirmed.

                                       FUJISAKI, ACTING P.J.

WE CONCUR:

PETROU, J.

RODRÍGUEZ, J.

People v. Girouard (A166335)

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