People v. Goodner CA1/1

I.

BACKGROUND

A jury convicted Goodner of two felony counts of vandalism under Penal Code section 594, subdivision (b)(1), and two misdemeanor counts of malicious mischief to a vehicle under Vehicle Code section 10853. In September 2024, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on probation for two years.1 That December, after a hearing, the court ordered Goodner to pay $13,287.69 in restitution to a victim whose vehicle was damaged. In September 2025, we granted Goodner’s motion for constructive filing of a notice of appeal from the restitution order, initiating this appeal.

II.

DISCUSSION

A restitution order is a postjudgment order, meaning we are not required to perform an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues under People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436. (People v. Delgadillo, supra, 14 Cal.5th at pp. 221–222, 227, 231.) Although we have discretion to perform a Wende review even if it is not required, we decline to exercise that discretion here. (See Delgadillo, at pp. 229, 232.) Thus, we dismiss the appeal as abandoned. (See id. at p. 232.)

III.

DISPOSITION

The appeal is dismissed.

1 Goodner’s appeal…