People v. Rodgers CA6

I. INTRODUCTION

As part of a global resolution of several cases, defendant Cory James Rodgers pleaded no contest to unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), misdemeanor inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, cohabitant, or child’s parent (Pen. Code, § 273.5),1 and misdemeanor battery on a spouse, cohabitant, or noncohabitant (§ 243, subd. (e)(1)). Pursuant to section 1170, subdivision (h), the trial court sentenced defendant to 16 months in the county jail for his violation of Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a). The court sentenced defendant to a consecutive 180 days in the county jail for his violation of section 273.5 and a consecutive 312 days in the county jail for his violation of section 243, subdivision (e)(1).

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated. On appeal, defendant’s appointed counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) that states the case but raises no issues. We notified defendant of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf within 30 days. We have received no written argument from defendant. Pursuant to Wende, supra, 25…