The People v. Quintero CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant/defendant Vincent Paul Quintero pleaded no contest in two separate cases to stalking while a court order was in effect (Pen. Code,1 § 649.9, subd. (b)) and corporal injury to a cohabitant with a prior conviction (§ 273.5, subd. (e)(1)). He committed both offenses against his former girlfriend. Defendant was sentenced to two years in state prison. On appeal, his appellate counsel has filed a brief which summarizes the facts, with citations to the record, raises no issues, and asks this court to independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) We affirm.

FACTS2

Case No. F12600295 Defendant and the victim had lived together for five years, and they had two children together. As of January 2012, they had been separated for one year because of a domestic violence incident. The court had issued a domestic violence restraining order against defendant, on behalf of the victim and her children. At approximately 5:45 a.m. on January 8, 2012, the victim was asleep in her bedroom, and woke up to the sound of a door slamming. She looked in the doorway and defendant was standing there. Defendant accused her of having a man in her…