People v. Moreau CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant/defendant Kevin Michael Moreau was charged with committing two counts of criminal threats (Pen. Code, § 422). The criminal proceedings were suspended because he was found not competent to stand trial, and he was committed to Patton State Hospital. The court granted a petition to involuntarily administer antipsychotic medication to him, and he filed a notice of appeal from that order. 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.

FACTS

On December 19, 2012, defendant left a message on the voicemail for the chief of police for the Ridgecrest Police Department. Defendant identified himself and said: “I’m gonna come up there and, um, visit you guys. I won’t be able to do that before Christmas, but I will be comin’ up there to visit you guys and you know what, I was in Tex-um, entertaining the same um, the same thing that the guy in Connecticut, New Town, Connecticut, uh, did. Okay? So you guys have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” Defendant left his telephone…