Opinion
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County No. TA091294. Allen J. Webster, Jr., Judge.
William D. Farber, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.
Shirlene Howard waived her right to a jury trial and was convicted by the court of assault with a deadly weapon. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and granted appellant probation on terms including service of 45 days in jail.
Ronzetta Johnson testified at the court trial that she answered a knock on her door early one morning, appellant punched her in the eye repeatedly with a closed fist, then struck her head several times with a small wooden bat. A responding police officer saw a small, bleeding laceration on the back of Johnson’s head. Appellant and her daughter testified that Johnson was the aggressor.
Appellant filed a timely appeal. We appointed counsel to represent appellant on appeal. After examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief raising no issues and asking this court to independently review the record. On August 4, 2008, we advised appellant she had 30 days within which to personally submit any contentions or issues she wished us to consider. To date, appellant has filed no response.
We have examined the entire record and are satisfied that appellant’s counsel has fully complied with his responsibilities and that no arguable issues exist. (People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 109-110; People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441.)
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
We concur: MALLANO, P.J., ROTHSCHILD, J.