People v. Chiodo CA2/4

DISCUSSION

After reviewing the record, defendant’s court-appointed appellate counsel filed an opening brief under Wende requesting an independent examination of the record. On August 21, 2024, defendant filed a handwritten supplemental brief raising a single issue. He argued the trial proceedings “ignored” his rights to possess firearms under the Second Amendment of the United States. In support, defendant notes: (1) he was never convicted of a felony that was violent; (2) he served in the military and is responsible enough to know when to use firearms; and (3) he lives in a rural area, has been attacked by wild dogs, and is aware there are also coyotes and mountain lions nearby.

3 Defendant failed to support this argument with legal authority or citations to the appellate record. He has thus forfeited the argument on appeal. (See People v. Hovarter (2008) 44 Cal.4th 983, 1029; People v. Stanley (1995) 10 Cal.4th 764, 793; see also Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(1)(B)-(a)(1)(C) [briefs must be supported by law and citations to the record].) We also reject defendant’s contention on the merits. “All constitutional rights have limits.” (People v. Odell (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th…