People v. Martin CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Christopher Martin was found in violation of his Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS), ordered to serve local time, and reinstated on PRCS. 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.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Conviction and Sentence On August 24, 2018, appellant was convicted of violating Penal Code section 273.5, subdivision (a), willful infliction of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, in the Superior Court of Kings County case No. 21CS0046; he was sentenced to three years in prison. On March 15, 2021, appellant was released from state prison and placed on PRCS. The terms and conditions of his PRCS status included to “comply with all the instruction of your supervising county agency representative,” and to not have any contact with the victim. Petition to Revoke PRCS On July 22, 2021, the probation department filed a petition seeking to revoke appellant’s status on PRCS in case No. 21CS0046. The petition alleged that on July 21, 2021,…