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People v. Alford

Court of Appeal of California
Oct 28, 2008
No. E045659 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2008)

Opinion

E045659

10-28-2008

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANDRA GAIL ALFORD, Defendant and Appellant.

Rex Williams, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Not to be Published


I

INTRODUCTION

A complaint filed on January 23, 2007, charged defendant and appellant Sandra Gail Alford with first degree burglary under Penal Code section 459.

All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

On April 6, 2007, the trial court suspended proceedings and ordered a competency examination under sections 1368 and 1369. On May 23, 2007, the trial court found defendant incompetent to proceed. On July 11, 2007, the trial court ordered defendant placed in Patton State Hospital until competency was restored.

On January 2, 2008, the trial court found competency restored and reinstated criminal proceedings. Defendant pled guilty to one count of second degree burglary.

On April 23, 2008, the trial court denied defendants motion to reduce the offense to a misdemeanor. After consideration of the report of the probation officer, the court granted probation with credit for time served of 273 days.

Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal on April 24, 2008.

II

FACTS

Because defendant pled guilty, the facts are derived from the probation officers report.

On December 6, 2006, defendant was inside the home of a neighbor, where she was found screaming. She ran out of the house wearing the neighbors pajamas. A beer can was found on the table and the bathroom floor was wet. Defendant was detained; she began to yell unintelligibly.

III

ANALYSIS

After defendant appealed, and upon her request, this court appointed counsel to represent her. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 [87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493] setting forth a statement of the case, a summary of the facts, and potential arguable issues and requesting this court to undertake a review of the entire record.

We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, which she has not done.

We have now concluded our independent review of the record and find no arguable issues.

IV

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

We concur:

RAMIREZ, P. J.

MILLER, J.


Summaries of

People v. Alford

Court of Appeal of California
Oct 28, 2008
No. E045659 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2008)
Case details for

People v. Alford

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANDRA GAIL ALFORD, Defendant and…

Court:Court of Appeal of California

Date published: Oct 28, 2008

Citations

No. E045659 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2008)