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Filed 12/17/15 P. v. Arriero CA4/1
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                    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                         D067224

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCD235118)

JUAN JOSE ARRIERO,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Jeffrey F.

Fraser, Judge. Affirmed.

         Janice R. Mazur, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance by Respondent.

         Juan Jose Arriero was charged with 11 felony counts including robbery (Pen.

Code,1 § 211) and attempted murder (§§ 187/664), as well as others. Arriero brought

1        All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified.
two motions to suppress evidence under section 1538.5, which were denied by the trial

court.

         Arriero then entered into a plea agreement, under the terms of which he admitted

two counts of robbery, one count of attempted murder and admitted the gang allegations

(§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). In return for the guilty pleas, the remaining counts were

dismissed and the parties stipulated to a determinate term of 21 years 8 months for the

offenses.2 In the change of plea form, Arriero initialed the box which stated he was

waiving his right to appeal from, among other things, "the denial of my 1538.5 motion"

and "any sentence stipulated herein."

         Arriero was sentenced to the stipulated term in prison. Arriero filed a timely

notice of appeal from the denial of his section 1538.5 motions. He did not obtain a

certificate of probable cause.

         Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25
Cal. 3d 436 (Wende) indicating she has not been able to identify any reasonable arguable

issues for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks this court to review the record for error as

required by Wende. We offered Arriero the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal

but he has not responded.

2        A separate case was also dismissed as part of the plea bargain (CS266798).
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                                STATEMENT OF FACTS3

       Since this appeal is from guilty pleas, there is no trial testimony. The trial court

used the transcript of the preliminary hearing (which covered multiple counts) as the

factual basis for the pleas. Appellate counsel has provided an accurate summary of the

facts from that hearing to give context for the counts to which Arriero pleaded guilty.

We adopt that summary.

       As to count 2, on June 27, 2011 at about 1:35 in the morning, Justin Marcus and

his brother Wanya Robbins were sitting in front of their apartment when an SUV stopped

in front of them. Marcus described the SUV as light in color, but the mother of the other

victim described it as black with a stripe on the side. Two Hispanic males got out. One

had a shaved head and the other wore a black beanie. The driver was armed with a

handgun and the passenger had a shotgun. The driver yelled, "We're Southeast" and

demanded wallets and money. The two victims only had hand-held gaming units, which

they turned over to the men. Mr. Marcus obtained a partial license plate. They positively

identified his codefendant Regalado as one of the perpetrators in a photo line-up.

       As to count 4, on June 27, 2011, in the middle of the night, Zachary Lam was

skateboarding on the 7300 block of El Cajon Boulevard when he was approached by a

Hispanic man who exited from a dark green or brown SUV. The man "patted him down"

while the driver pointed a shotgun and a handgun at him and said that if Lam did not

3      The parties stipulated that the preliminary hearing provided a factual basis for the
plea. The statement of facts addresses only the counts to which the defendant pled guilty
and are taken from the preliminary hearing transcript.
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comply, he would be shot. Lam grabbed the passenger and after a brief scuffle, he was

shot in the head. Lam survived and later identified Arriero and Regalado as the

perpetrators.

       As to count 6, on June 27, 2011, sometime before 1:55 a.m., Augustine Flores was

walking southbound on the 4500 block of College Avenue. A black SUV with a grey

stripe pulled up and two men exited. Both were described as Hispanic, with shaved

heads. One had a shotgun and one had a pistol. They demanded his wallet and

threatened to shoot him. They referenced "Southeast, KN." He handed over his property

and the two men got back into the SUV and drove away.

       A number of photographs, which had been taken on the evening of June 26th and

on June 28th, were recovered from Arriero's cell phone. They showed both codefendants

making "gang signs" and holding a shotgun and handgun.

       Appellant and his codefendant are both documented "Southeast" gang members

from the "Klown Nation" (KN) gang.

                                          DISCUSSION

       As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Wende, supra, 25
Cal. 3d 436, indicating she has not been able to identify any reasonably arguable issues

for reversal on appeal. Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders),

counsel has identified the following possible, but not reasonably arguable issue to assist

this court in its review of the record:

       Whether the trial court erred in failing to review the terms of the written change of

plea form with Arriero, particularly that portion which includes the waiver of appellate

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rights as part of the plea bargain. (People v. Panizzon (1996) 13 Cal. 4th 68; People v.

Castrillon (1991) 227 Cal. App. 3d 718.)

       We have reviewed the entire record and have not discovered any reasonably

arguable issues for reversal on appeal. Competent counsel has represented Arriero on

this appeal.

                                     DISPOSITION

       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                                 HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

                  McDONALD, J.

                    PRAGER, J.*

*       Judge of the San Diego Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to
article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.
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