People v. Estrada CA2/5

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Alexander Estrada (defendant) appealed from the judgment of conviction. On appeal, appointed counsel for defendant filed an opening brief in accordance with People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 requesting that this court conduct an independent review of the record to determine if there are any issues, which if resolved in defendant’s favor would require reversal or modification of the judgment or appealable order. On August 22, 2014, we gave notice to defendant that his counsel had failed to find any arguable issues and that defendant had 30 days within which to submit by brief or letter any grounds of appeal, contentions, or arguments he wished this court to consider. Defendant did not file a response brief or letter. After independently reviewing the record, we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background Eric Gomez returned to his home in Los Angeles to find defendant and a woman coming from his backyard by the garage pushing bicycles; the woman was wearing a backpack. At the time, Gomez’s house was under construction, and he was using his garage to store clothing and tools. When Gomez confronted the defendant and the woman,…