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Filed 1/26/15 P. v. Ramirez CA6
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                      SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,                                                          H041029
                                                                    (Monterey County
         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                   Super. Ct. No. SS140186)

         v.

JUSTIN RAMIREZ,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         Defendant Justin Ramirez was on misdemeanor probation in December 2013 when
he punched the mother of his children in the head and pushed her to the ground. After he
was arrested in January 2014 in the victim’s van, a methamphetamine pipe was found on
the floor of the van near where defendant had been sitting.
         Defendant was charged by information with felony infliction of corporal injury to
a cohabitant (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)) and misdemeanor possession of controlled
substance paraphernalia (former Health & Saf. Code, § 11364.1, subd. (a)), and it was
further alleged that he had served a prison term for a prior felony conviction (Pen. Code,
§ 667.5, subd. (b)). Defendant pleaded no contest to the felony count in exchange for
felony probation and dismissal of the other count and the prison prior. He also admitted
that he had violated his probation in the prior misdemeanor case.
       The court revoked probation in the prior misdemeanor case, imposed a sentence of
180 days, and granted defendant credit for 120 actual days and 60 days of conduct credit.
The court suspended imposition of sentence in the felony case, placed defendant on
formal probation for three years, and ordered him to serve 180 days in jail consecutive to
his sentence in the prior misdemeanor case. The court stated that it was imposing a
consecutive term “based on your three prior violence convictions.” Defendant was
granted 52 days of custody credit (26 actual days and 26 days of conduct credit) against
his jail term in the felony case. Defendant’s trial counsel asked the court to award dual
credits for the prior misdemeanor case and the felony case, but the court declined to do
so. Defendant timely filed a notice of appeal from the order of probation.
       Appointed appellate counsel has filed an opening brief which states the case and
the facts but raises no issues. Defendant was notified of his right to submit written
argument on his own behalf but has failed to avail himself of the opportunity. Pursuant
to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, we have reviewed the entire record and have
concluded that there are no arguable issues on appeal.
       The order of probation is affirmed.

                                          Mihara, J.

WE CONCUR:

Bamattre-Manoukian, Acting P. J.

Márquez, J.

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