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Date Created: 2015-04-23 21:01:51.758303+00
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Filed 4/23/15 P. v. Kinyon CA1/4
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                       FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE,
         Plaintiff and Respondent,
                                                                     A141986
v.
JAMES EDWARD KINYON,                                                 (Lake County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. CR933471)
         Defendant and Appellant.

         Defendant James Edward Kinyon appeals a judgment entered upon his plea of no
contest to being a felon in possession of a firearm. (Pen. Code,1 § 29800, subd. (a).) His
counsel has filed a brief raising no issues and asking this court for an independent review
of the entire record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436.) Counsel has also advised
defendant of his right to file a supplemental brief, and defendant has done so.
         Defendant was charged with felony carjacking (§ 215, subd. (a), count one);
felony robbery (§ 211, count two); felony criminal threats (§ 422, count three); felony
false imprisonment (§ 236, count four); felony assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2),
count five); felony assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury
(§ 245, subd. (a)(4), count six); felony possession of a firearm after having been
convicted of a felony (§ 29800, subd. (a), count seven); felony discharging a firearm in a
grossly negligent manner that could result in injury or death (§ 246.3, subd. (a), count
eight); felony unlawful cultivation of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11358, count

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          All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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nine); and felony possession of marijuana for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359, count
ten). The information included serious and violent felony, prior conviction, great bodily
injury, and firearm enhancement allegations.
       Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pled no contest to count seven, being a
felon in possession of a firearm. (§ 29800, subd. (a).) Defendant initialed the portions of
the plea indicating he understood and was waiving his constitutional rights to a trial, to
confront witnesses, to remain silent, and to present a defense. The parties stipulated to a
sentence of the low term of 16 months. The remaining charges and enhancement
allegations were dismissed, and the District Attorney agreed not to bring charges against
defendant’s wife for the events that took place on the date in question.
       At sentencing, the trial court struck the portions of the probation officer’s report
that dealt with the facts of the dismissed charges, because defendant had not entered a
Harvey waiver. (People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 754.) As to the crime of which
defendant was convicted, the probation report stated that on September 26, 2013,
sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant on defendant’s residence and property and
found four loaded firearms and ammunition.
       Pursuant to the plea agreement, the trial court sentenced defendant to a 16-month
term, awarded 429 days of custody and conduct credit, and imposed fines and fees.
Defendant stated he was willing to take responsibility for his actions, but that he was
concerned that during his post-release supervision, he would not be allowed to continue
his business of growing medicinal marijuana. He stated that probation and community
supervision were “tyrants” who would violate his constitutional rights, and the court
indicated it could not assist him before any improper action took place.
       In his supplemental brief, defendant raises a number of issues. Those issues
include the contentions that he did not commit a crime, that he did not receive the
discovery he requested, that the preliminary hearing was not held in a timely manner, that
he did not receive adequate legal representation, that the police and the prosecutor
behaved improperly, and that he entered his plea under duress. To the extent that any of
these issues are cognizable on appeal after a plea of no contest, they are barred here by

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defendant’s failure to apply for and obtain a certificate of probable cause. (§ 1237.5;
People v. Shelton (2006) 37 Cal. 4th 759, 766.)
       We have examined the record and defendant’s supplemental brief and find no
arguable issues.
                                     DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

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                                _________________________
                                RIVERA, J.

We concur:

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REARDON, ACTING P.J.

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STREETER, J.

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