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Filed 12/11/23 P. v. Degorio CA1/1
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        IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                 FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                             DIVISION ONE

 THE PEOPLE,
          Plaintiff and Respondent,
                                                               A167926
 v.
 DALE JOSEPH DEGORIO,                                          (Solano County
                                                               Super. Ct. No. VCR239160)
          Defendant and Appellant.

        Defendant Dale Joseph Degorio was granted probation after he pleaded
no contest to possession of a stolen vehicle and admitted a prior conviction.
(Pen. Code,1 §§ 496d, subd. (a), 666.5.) He now appeals from an order
revoking probation and sentencing him to three years in state prison. His
counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436
(Wende) that raises no issues and requests our independent review of the
record. We find no arguable issue and affirm.
                                          I. BACKGROUND
        Defendant was charged by information with unlawful driving or taking
of a vehicle with prior (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a); count 1) and receiving
stolen property, motor vehicle with a prior (§ 496d, subd. (a); count 2). The

        1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.

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information also alleged defendant had a prior conviction for receiving a
stolen motor vehicle.
      Defendant pleaded no contest to count 2 and admitted the prior. In
accordance with the plea agreement, the trial court sentenced defendant to
two years of formal probation and 33 days in jail.
      Defendant failed to report to probation, and his probation was revoked.
The court then reinstated probation and ordered defendant placed at Delancy
Street Foundation (Delancy Street), a residential treatment program.
      Seven days after defendant was placed at Delancy Street, defendant
left the program without authorization in violation of his probation. The
court revoked probation and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Defendant
stated he did not want further treatment opportunities.
      Following a contested probation hearing, the court revoked defendant’s
probation and sentenced defendant to a midterm of three years, with 565
days of custody credit. While defendant asserted the court must impose the
low term sentence due to mitigating circumstances, the court disagreed based
on defendant’s criminal history. Defendant timely filed a notice of appeal.
      Defendant’s appointed counsel filed a Wende brief, which stated counsel
had advised defendant of his right to file a supplemental brief. Defendant
has not submitted any pleading.
                              II. DISCUSSION
      Neither appointed counsel nor defendant has identified any issue for
our review. Upon our own independent review of the record, we agree none
exists. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436.) The trial court did not abuse its
discretion in revoking defendant's probation. (People v. Rodriguez (1990)
51 Cal.3d 437, 443.) A letter from Delancy Street and testimony from
defendant’s probation officer established that defendant left his treatment

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program and failed to report to probation in violation of his probation terms.
Moreover, the record reflects defendant’s request that he did not want to
participate in alternative treatment programs after his probation was
revoked.
      Likewise, we find no error in sentencing. The trial court properly
considered mitigating and aggravating factors and concluded that the
aggravating factors relating to defendant’s criminal record, including his
performance on previous probation and his number of convictions and
pending criminal matters, weighed in favor of imposition of the midterm. We
thus see no abuse of discretion regarding the sentence imposed. (People v.
Jordan (1986) 42 Cal.3d 308, 316.)
      The record reflects that defendant was represented by counsel at all
relevant times. Under these circumstances, we conclude the trial court’s
decision to revoke probation and impose a midterm sentence based upon
defendant’s repeated violations of its terms and conditions was proper. (See
People v. Segura (2008) 44 Cal.4th 921, 932 [“During the period of probation,
the court may revoke, modify, or change its order suspending imposition or
execution of the sentence, as warranted by the defendant’s conduct.”].) Thus,
having ensured defendant has received adequate effective appellate review,
we affirm the trial court’s judgment. (People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106,
117–119; Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436.)
                             III. DISPOSITION
      The judgment is affirmed.

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                                          MARGULIES, ACTING P. J.

WE CONCUR:

BANKE, J.

GETTY, J.*

A167926
People v. Degorio

      
       Judge of the Solano County Superior Court, assigned by the Chief
Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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