People v. Olson CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant/defendant Talon Roan Olson pleaded no contest to dissuading a witness from reporting a crime (Pen. Code, § 136.1, subd. (b)(1))1 and was sentenced to the stipulated term of two years four months. 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.

FACTS2

Around midnight on May 18, 2013, M.L., defendant’s mother, called the sheriff’s department. Defendant had been living at her house, and he started acting violently that night. She asked him to leave, but he refused. The responding deputy determined defendant was wanted on an outstanding no-bail felony warrant. When the deputy arrived, M.L said that she believed defendant was under the influence of something, and he had left the house. The deputy looked around the property and stayed by the house for 35 minutes, but defendant was not there. The deputy advised her to lock the front door, and he left. Shortly after the deputy left, defendant returned to M.L.’s house and kicked in the front door. She called 911, but…