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People v. Canavan

California Court of Appeals, Third District, El Dorado
Sep 8, 2009
No. C059731 (Cal. Ct. App. Sep. 8, 2009)

Opinion


THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PATRICK COLIN CANAVAN, Defendant and Appellant. C059731 California Court of Appeal, Third District, El Dorado September 8, 2009

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

Super. Ct. No. S07CRF0079

HULL, J.

An officer initiated a traffic stop after seeing defendant Patrick Colin Canavan driving his car above the speed limit. After the officer asked him for his license, defendant handed over a citation for driving without a license issued 10 days before, and subsequently admitted to not having a valid license.

The officer ordered defendant and his passenger out of the car. Having met the passenger while working at the jail, the officer did not feel comfortable allowing him to take defendant’s car. Defendant was told he was being detained for driving without a license and that his car would be impounded.

The officer called a tow truck and began an inventory search of defendant’s car. The search discovered cocaine in the center console, a scale, and a “fairly large” amount of cash.

Defendant entered a negotiated plea of no contest to transportation of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)). The court suspended imposition of sentence, placed defendant on three years’ formal probation, ordered him to serve nine months in jail with two days’ credit, and assessed various fines and fees.

Having failed to obtain a certificate of probable cause, defendant appeals.

We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court 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.

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

We concur: SCOTLAND, P. J., RAYE, J.


Summaries of

People v. Canavan

California Court of Appeals, Third District, El Dorado
Sep 8, 2009
No. C059731 (Cal. Ct. App. Sep. 8, 2009)
Case details for

People v. Canavan

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PATRICK COLIN CANAVAN, Defendant…

Court:California Court of Appeals, Third District, El Dorado

Date published: Sep 8, 2009

Citations

No. C059731 (Cal. Ct. App. Sep. 8, 2009)