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Filed 3/21/24 P. v. Morris CA2/4
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                          SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                         DIVISION FOUR

 THE PEOPLE,                                                        B328754

           Plaintiff and Respondent,                                (Los Angeles County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. TA158524)
           v.

 KD MORRIS,

           Defendant and Appellant.

     APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los
Angeles County, Lynn D. Olson, Judge. Affirmed.
     A. William Bartz, Jr., under appointment by the Court of
Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
     No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
       Defendant KD Morris was charged by felony complaint
with one count of assault by means of force likely to produce
great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4)).1 The
information alleged prior serious and/or violent felony convictions
(§§ 667, subds. (b)-(j), 1170.12). At the arraignment on
September 30, 2022, defendant pled not guilty and denied all
allegations.
       Represented by counsel at the preliminary hearing on
October 27, 2022, defendant withdrew his not guilty plea and
agreed to plead no contest to the charge of aggravated assault in
return for a low-term two-year sentence. (See People v. West
(1970) 3 Cal.3d 595 (West).) The trial court orally advised
defendant of his constitutional rights and consequences of his
plea. Defendant waived his rights and affirmed he was
voluntarily changing his plea to take advantage of the People’s
offer. Trial counsel joined in the waivers and stipulated to the
factual basis of the plea as based on the felony complaint and his
own conversations with defendant. Finding defendant’s plea and
waivers “were knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made
with full knowledge of the consequences of the plea and there’s a
factual basis for it,” the court accepted defendant’s plea and set
the matter for a probation and sentencing hearing.
       At the probation and sentencing hearing, the court imposed
the agreed-upon two-year sentence and awarded defendant
custody and good time credits. The court also granted
defendant’s request to waive fines and fees and granted the
People’s motion to dismiss the prior conviction allegations. The

1     Subsequent references to statutes are to the Penal Code.

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court advised defendant of the terms and conditions of a 10-year
stay-away protective order.
      Defendant filed a notice of appeal from the judgment.
      After reviewing the record, defendant’s court-appointed
appellate counsel filed an opening brief under People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, requesting an independent examination of
the record. On November 21, 2023, we notified defendant and
appointed counsel that defendant would have 30 days to file a
supplemental brief raising any contentions or arguments he
wished this court to consider. To date, we have received no
response.
      We have examined the entire record and are satisfied that
no arguable issues exist, and that defendant has, by virtue of
counsel’s compliance with the Wende procedure and our review of
the record, received adequate and effective appellate review of
the judgment entered against him in this case. (Smith v. Robbins
(2000) 528 U.S. 259, 278.)

                       DISPOSITION
     The judgment is affirmed.

                                        MORI, J.
     We concur:

     CURREY, P. J.                      ZUKIN, J.

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