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Filed 7/16/14 P. v. Guzman CA2/6
                  NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                   DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE,                                                                  2d Crim. No. B250818
                                                                           (Super. Ct. No. SA083944)
     Plaintiff and Respondent,                                               (Los Angeles County)

v.

ALFONSO GUZMAN,

     Defendant and Appellant.

                   Alfonso Guzman was charged with one count of attempted first degree
residential burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 664),1 one count of petty theft (§ 484, subd. (a)),
and one count of unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)).
The information further alleged that Guzman had suffered a prior strike conviction
(§§ 667, subds. (a)(1), (b)-(i), 1170.12) and four prior convictions resulting in prison
terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). Guzman brought an unsuccessful Romero motion2 and
Marsden motion.3 Following a jury trial, Guzman was convicted on all three counts. He
admitted the prior conviction allegations.
                   The trial court sentenced Guzman to an aggregate term of 10 years 10
months in state prison, with 233 days of presentence custody credit. On count one for

         1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise stated.
         2 (People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal. 4th 497.)
         3 (People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal. 3d 118.)
attempted burglary, the court selected the middle term of two years as the base term,
doubled as a second strike offense (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(j), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(e)), plus
five years based on the prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), for a total of
nine years. On count two for petty theft, the court sentenced Guzman to six months in
jail to run consecutively. On count three for unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle, the
court selected one-third of the middle term of two years, or eight months, doubled as a
second strike offense, for a total of 16 months to run consecutively. The court stayed a
one-year sentence enhancement for one prior conviction (§ 654) and struck additional
punishment for three others (§ 1385, subd. (c)). The court imposed a $40 court
operations assessment (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)), a $30 criminal conviction assessment
(Gov. Code, § 70373), $1,000 in victim restitution (§ 1202.4, subd. (f)), a $280 restitution
fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)), and a suspended $280 parole revocation restitution fine (§
1202.45).
              On April 14, 2013, Holly Mosher spotted Guzman inside a gated area at her
residence. Guzman was crouched down next to the garage entrance. When Mosher
asked him what he was doing, he responded that he was “taking a leak” and exited the
property. Mosher took his picture and investigated the area where he had been
crouching. She did not see any liquid but noticed that the cord holding together the tarp
that covered her garage had been cut. The entire incident was captured on video by a
security camera.
              On April 20, 2013, Guzman took two bicycles belonging to Adrienne
Burgess and her boyfriend from the parking lot in their residential building. This incident
was also captured by a security camera.
              On the night of April 23, 2013, Rito Moran parked his pickup truck and left
it on the street unlocked. Guzman entered the vehicle, drove it around, and later parked it
in a different location. He removed the stereo and jumper cables. After being
apprehended by the police, Guzman admitted that he was the person on the security
camera videos and the person who had taken Moran’s car. Guzman told the police that
he had sold the bikes and the truck stereo.

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                Appointed counsel filed a brief raising no issues and requesting our
independent review pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436. On March 4,
2014, we notified Guzman that he had 30 days in which to advise us of any claims he
wished us to consider. No response has been received.
                We have reviewed the entire record and are satisfied that Guzman’s
attorney has fully complied with his responsibilities and that no arguable issues exist.
(People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106, 123-124; People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at
pp. 441-442.)
                The judgment is affirmed.
                NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.

                                            PERREN, J.
We concur:

                GILBERT, P. J.

                YEGAN, J.

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                             Mark E. Windham, Judge

                       Superior Court County of Los Angeles
                       ______________________________

            Kevin Michele Finkelstein, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for
Defendant and Appellant.
            No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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