People v. Vang CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Snuk Vang (appellant) was ordered to register as a sex offender (Pen. Code,1 § 290) after he pleaded no contest to two counts of violating section 288, subdivision (a). The trial court later denied his petition to terminate his registration because it found he failed to complete the required minimum time period for registration. On appeal, appellant’s counsel filed a brief that summarized the facts with citations to the record, raised no issues, and asked this court to independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Appellant has not filed a supplemental brief. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 16, 1999, appellant (born 1970) pleaded no contest to two counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14 years (§ 288, subd. (a)), with both offenses occurring in 1997. The trial court dismissed the other charges and allegations. On August 15, 2000, the trial court sentenced appellant to the midterm of six years for the first count, and a consecutive term of two years (one-third the midterm) for the second count, for an aggregate term of eight years. The court stayed execution of…