People v. Bergman CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Dylan Christopher Bergman pleaded guilty to six felony counts arising out of a domestic violence incident and was sentenced to state prison. 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.

FACTS1

On May 13, 2020, officers from the Bakersfield Police Department responded to an apartment on a report of a domestic violence incident in progress. When they arrived, a male reported that his mother was punched in the face by defendant. He said his mother had significant bleeding. He ran out of the apartment, but defendant prevented his mother from doing so, and she was still inside with defendant. The officers were advised by dispatch that defendant had a prior arrest for a firearms offense, and he was hostile toward law enforcement. The officers stood outside the apartment’s door and heard a man and woman arguing inside. They knocked and identified themselves, and the arguing stopped. The door was unlocked, and the officers were able to slightly open it. Someone…