People v. Snell CA5

INTRODUCTION

Floyd Lee Snell, Jr. (appellant) pled no contest to felony evading an officer with willful or wanton disregard for safety. (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a).) He was sentenced to two years in state prison. On appeal, appellant’s appointed counsel filed a brief with this court pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), identifying no error and asking this court to review the record and determine if there are any reasonably arguable issues on appeal. Appellant was afforded an opportunity to submit a supplemental letter or brief but failed to do so in the time allotted. We have conducted an independent review of the record and find no error. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On January 20, 2024, appellant was driving a vehicle when he was stopped by police officers. An officer ordered appellant to exit the vehicle, but appellant did not comply. Appellant then drove away from the officers at a high rate of speed. The officers activated their emergency lights and sirens and drove after appellant. During the pursuit, the officers observed appellant fail to stop at two intersections controlled by stop signs. The pursuit ended when the officers lost sight of appellant’s…