Opinion
C053930
5-10-2007
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DELMAS RAYMOND WILLIAMS, Defendant and Appellant.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
Jolene Williams got into a fight while attending a party at the home of Tyrone Clark Steele, Sr., and was asked to leave. Moments later, her husband, defendant Delmas Raymond Williams, arrived outside Steeles home armed with a baseball bat and a buck knife. When Steele told defendant to go away, defendant raised his bat. Steele then tackled defendant, who stabbed Steele in the abdomen causing his death.
Defendant entered a negotiated plea of no contest to voluntary manslaughter, admitted that he personally used a knife in committing the crime, and agreed to a stipulated sentence of 12 years in prison, including the upper term of 11 years for the manslaughter.
In accordance with the plea agreement, the trial court sentenced defendant to 12 years in state prison, with 126 days of custody credit (110 actual days and 16 good conduct), and ordered defendant to pay a $2,400 restitution fine, another $2,400 restitution fine which was suspended unless parole is revoked, and a $20 security fee, and ordered him to provide DNA samples. The court reserved jurisdiction on the issue of victim restitution.
Defendant appeals. He did not obtain a certificate of probable cause.
We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks us to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 days elapsed, and we received no communication from defendant. Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
The judgment is affirmed.
We concur:
HULL, J.
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.