Opinion
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
Mendocino County Super. Ct. No. CR0887429
Jones, P.J.
Appellant Rey Lucas Avellaneda pleaded no contest to robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). Appellant has asked this court to conduct an independent review pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.
Unless otherwise noted, all further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
At approximately 11:00 p.m. on October 24, 2008, Cathleen Riley left her job at Stars Restaurant in Ukiah and walked to her car. As Riley walked to her car, a man — whom she later identified as appellant — approached Riley, lunged at her, and grabbed her purse. Appellant tugged and pulled on Riley’s purse. Riley screamed. She tried, unsuccessfully, to pull the purse out of appellant’s hands. Appellant punched Riley in the head and ran away.
Riley called 911 and gave police a description of appellant and the items in her purse. Several days later, Ukiah Police Sergeant Greg Heitkamp went to a pawnshop learning a man tried to pawn a camera that matched the description of the one taken from Riley’s purse. When he arrived, Heitkamp saw appellant standing near the camera. With the assistance of two other police officers, Heitkamp arrested appellant.
Ukiah Police Detective Mariano Guzman interviewed appellant twice, first at the booking station at the police department and second at the county jail. After Guzman Mirandized appellant, he admitted he was responsible for the robbery. Guzman went to a house where appellant resided and — with the owner’s permission — searched it. He found various items taken from Riley’s purse. Guzman then interviewed appellant for the second time. After Guzman Mirandized appellant, appellant admitted for the second time that he robbed Riley.
Appellant pleaded no contest to robbery (§ 211). Before entering a plea, the court advised appellant of the consequences of his plea and his Boykin/Tahl rights. The court sentenced appellant to the middle term of three years in state prison with credit for time served. Appellant timely appealed. He did not apply for, nor obtain a certificate of probable cause.
Boykin v. Alabama (1969) 395 U.S. 238; In re Tahl (1969) 1 Cal.3d 122, superseded by statute on another ground in People v. Carty (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 1518, 1524.
DISCUSSION
We appointed counsel to represent appellant on appeal. Counsel presents no argument for reversal, but asks this court to conduct an independent review of the record in accordance with Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at pages 441-442. Counsel informed appellant that he had the right to file a supplemental brief on his own behalf, but appellant declined to do so. We have conducted our independent review and find no arguable issues.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
We concur: Simons, J., Needham, J.