People v. Kinzie-Zinn CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant/defendant Kody Michael Kinzie-Zinn pleaded no contest to transporting an assault weapon and was placed on probation. On appeal, his appellate counsel has filed a brief that 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.

FACTS1

Around 2:00 p.m. on December 24, 2011, Connie Lopez, a dispatcher with the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, received a 911 call. The caller reported that he saw someone driving a vehicle on a highway, and that person was loading bullets into a magazine clip. Lopez transferred the call to the California Highway Patrol dispatcher, who obtained further information from the caller. However, Lopez stayed on the line and listened to the conversation to keep deputies advised of the situation. According to Lopez, the caller identified himself as Alec Gillis and provided his cell phone number. Gillis said he saw a silver coupe with an Oregon license plate and provided that number. The driver was a white male with longish-brown hair and was the only occupant. Gillis said the car was traveling north on…