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People v. Smalley

California Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Oct 19, 2022
No. F084478 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2022)

Opinion

F084478

10-19-2022

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DARIENGA SMALLEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Allen E. Junker, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County. No. DF016797A David Wolf, Judge.

Allen E. Junker, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

THE COURT [*]

Appointed counsel for defendant Darienga Smalley asked this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant was advised of his right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. Defendant did not respond. Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

From November 26, 2021, through February 28, 2022, defendant was involved in procuring and delivering drugs and cell phones by drone into prison yards.

These facts come from the declaration of a correctional officer.

On May 5, 2022, defendant pled no contest to conspiring to possess a cell phone with the intent to deliver it to an inmate (Pen. Code, §§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 4576; count 5) and admitted a prior "strike" conviction within the meaning of the "Three Strikes" law (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d)). Five other charges were dismissed.

On June 3, 2022, the trial court sentenced defendant to four years in prison: the midterm of two years, doubled pursuant to the Three Strikes law. The court awarded custody credits and imposed various fines and fees.

On June 14, 2022, defendant filed a notice of appeal. The trial court granted a certificate of probable cause.

DISCUSSION

Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no evidence of ineffective assistance of counsel or any other arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

[*] Before Poochigian, Acting P. J., Peña, J. and Snauffer, J.


Summaries of

People v. Smalley

California Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Oct 19, 2022
No. F084478 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2022)
Case details for

People v. Smalley

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DARIENGA SMALLEY, Defendant and…

Court:California Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Oct 19, 2022

Citations

No. F084478 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2022)