People v. Bocoum CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Mohamed Bocoum entered into a plea agreement and was sentenced to the lower term of two years in 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.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 23, 2020, a complaint was filed in the Superior Court of Kern County that charged appellant with count 1, possession of methamphetamine; count 2, possession of marijuana; and count 3, possession of hashish oil, all possessed without authorization while he was a prisoner at North Kern State Prison on March 7, 2020 (Pen. Code, § 4573.6),1 with two prior strike convictions. On September 30, 2020, appellant pleaded no contest to count 1, possession of methamphetamine without proper authorization in prison, with dismissal of the other charges and special allegations, for an indicated lower term of two years concurrent to the term he was already serving. The parties stipulated to a factual basis from the probable cause statements and the incident reports provided in discovery. After…