People v. Chavez CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Cesar Eduardo Chavez (appellant) pleaded no contest to multiple offenses for sexually assaulting two women, identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison. On appeal, appellate 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 did not file a supplemental brief on his own behalf. We affirm.

FACTS1

Counts 1−4 Jane Doe I (born 1996) and appellant made contact with each other through social media in September 2018. A few days after the online contact, she met appellant in person, they spent time together, and she liked him. On September 14, 2018, appellant drove to Jane Doe I’s house and picked her up, because they planned to go to a movie. Jane Doe I sat in the front passenger seat. Appellant drove to his own house and said he left the movie tickets there. Appellant went into his house and then returned to the car. Appellant drove to a location that was not near the movie theater, and parked next to some buildings. Jane Doe I said they were going to be late for…