People v. Cavazos CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant/defendant Gilbert Adame Cavazos was sentenced to the second strike term of eleven years after pleading no contest to assault with a deadly weapon with a personal use enhancement. 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

On September 11, 2012, Paula Camarena visited defendant’s home. They had been friends since childhood. Defendant welcomed her in, and they sat down and visited. After they had talked for 10 minutes, defendant excused himself and went into another room. He returned a few minutes later, and he acted differently. He seemed confused and did not recognize her. Defendant asked Camarena who she was and what she was doing in the house. Camarena had never seen him like this. She tried to talk to him and asked what he did when he left the room. Defendant acted “kind of scary,” and she became frightened and decided to leave. As Camarena tried to leave, defendant called her name and told her not to leave. He suddenly grabbed her hair, she felt…