Opinion
2d Crim. No. B208421.
4-23-2009
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RONALD J. NELSON, Defendant and Appellant.
Lea Rappaport Geller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Ronald Nelson appeals from the judgment entered following his conviction, by court trial, of three counts of forgery and one count of writing a check without sufficient funds. (Pen. Code, §§ 470, subd. (d), 476a, subd. (a).) The court suspended the imposition of sentence and granted appellant three years of formal probation for the count one forgery on the condition, among others, that he serve 90 days in jail. It also granted him three years of formal probation for writing a check without sufficient funds, on the condition, among others, that he serve 275 days in county jail, consecutive to the 90 days imposed for the count one forgery. The court granted him formal probation for the counts three and four forgeries, without additional time in custody. The court further ordered that he pay restitution in the amount of $330,646.69 to victim Will Pryor and $11,370 to California Fair Plan insurance company. In addition, the court revoked appellants probation in another matter (No. 6WA10830) and ordered that he serve an additional 270 days in jail, consecutive to the time imposed in this case. We affirm.
In 2005, appellant worked at the Nelson, Shelton and Associates real estate office. Will Pryor owned a house at 14739 Valleyheart Drive in Sherman Oaks, California (the property). In late May, Pryor listed the property for sale through appellants office. Pryor terminated appellants listing in April 2006. In May 2006, Pryor agreed to sell the property to appellant. In late May, appellant gave Pryor a $1,000 check that was drawn from a closed Bank of America account. In June, he gave Pryor two checks that were purportedly drawn from a Charles Schwab account. That account was fictitious.
We appointed counsel to represent appellant on this appeal. After examining the record, counsel filed an opening brief raising no issues and requesting that this court independently examine the record pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.
On October 15, 2008, we advised appellant that he had 30 days in which to submit a written brief or letter raising any contentions or arguments he wished us to consider. Appellant did not respond.
We have examined the entire record. We are satisfied that appellants counsel has fully complied with her responsibilities and that no arguable issues exist. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at p. 441.)
The judgment is affirmed.
We concur:
GILBERT, P.J.
PERREN, J.