People v. Bishop CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Gary Alan Bishop entered into a negotiated disposition to felony charges and was sentenced to four years. 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.) We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 12, 2019, a felony complaint was filed in the Superior Court of Fresno County charging defendant with count 1, unlawfully taking or driving a vehicle with intent to deprive the owner of possession, a U-Haul (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and count 2, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, a U-Haul (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a)),1 with a prior conviction allegation for receiving a stolen motor vehicle (§ 666.5, subd. (a)), and three prior prison term enhancements (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). On July 26, 2019, defendant pleaded no contest to a felony violation of count 1, admitted the value of the property exceeded $950, and pleaded no contest to the prior conviction allegation under section 666.5, for an indicated lid of four years, with three years in custody and one year of mandatory…