People v. Reed CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant/defendant Curtis Lee Reed entered pleas in a series of cases and was placed on probation. He repeatedly violated probation by committing new offenses. The court subsequently revoked probation and sentenced him to state prison. On appeal, his appellate counsel has filed a brief which 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

Case No. CRM024331 At approximately 8:35 p.m. on September 3, 2012, Merced Police Officer McComb responded to a dispatch that an unknown man was in the reporting party’s apartment at an apartment complex on Park Avenue. The reporting party further stated that the man possessed methamphetamine and there might be a warrant for him. When Officer McComb and other officers arrived, the reporting party let them into the apartment. The officers found defendant cooking in the kitchen. Defendant falsely identified himself as “Charles Ogaltree.” Upon further questioning, defendant gave his true name and said he was on parole. Defendant was searched and had 0.29 grams of methamphetamine in his…