People v. Torres CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
I.
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to a negotiated disposition, defendant and appellant Jose Zepeda Torres
pled guilty to sexual intercourse or sodomy with child under 10 years old (§ 288.7,
1 subd. (a)) and aggravated sexual assault, to wit, rape, of a child under 14 years old (§ 269,
subd. (a)(1)). In exchange, the remaining charges were dismissed, and he was sentenced
to the stipulated term of 40 years to life in state prison. Defendant appeals from an order
after judgment. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979)
25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders),
requesting this court to conduct an independent review of the record. In addition,
defendant has had an opportunity to file a supplemental brief with this court and has not
done so. Finding no arguable errors that would result in a disposition more favorable to
defendant, we will affirm the judgment.
II.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1
Between December 2014 and December 2017, defendant was Jane Doe’s
neighbor. For about a three-year span, while defendant babysat then eight-year-old Jane