People v. Gomez CA1/3

Filed 8/23/24 P. v. Gomez CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A169625

v. LEONEL PADILLA GOMEZ, (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SCR7538431) Defendant and Appellant.

Leonel Padilla Gomez appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to his plea of no contest to committing four felony sex offenses against Jane Doe, the teenaged daughter of his then fiancée. (Pen. Code, §§ 287, 289, 261.5.)1 In accordance with his plea agreement, defendant was sentenced to 14 years in prison, and 42 other charges involving Jane Doe were dismissed. Defendant’s appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief that raises no issue for appeal and asks this court for an independent review of the record. (People v. Wende (1979)…