People v. Wills CA4/1

BACKGROUND

In January 2025, the People charged Wills with robbery (Pen. Code,1 § 211) and petty theft with two or more prior theft convictions. (§ 667, subd. (a).) Wills pleaded guilty to the petty theft count and admitted two prior convictions pursuant to section 666.1. The court accepted his plea. In March 2025, Wills agreed to be sentenced by a different judge, waiving his rights under People v. Arbuckle (1978) 22 Cal.3d 749, 756. The court suspended imposition of his sentence and placed him on probation for two years, subject to certain terms and conditions. It ordered him to county jail for 365 days, awarded him a total of 92 days of credits and authorized him to be released to a residential treatment program after 90 days. The court also imposed various fines and fees. Wills filed a timely notice of appeal. Appellate counsel filed a brief in which he summarized the proceedings, raised no claims of error, and asked us to review the record independently for error. (See Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at p. 441 [appellate court must “conduct a review of the entire record whenever appointed counsel submits a brief which raises no specific issues”].) We advised Wills he could file a…