People v. Nunez CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Ignacio Nunez entered into a negotiated disposition and was sentenced to 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.

FACTS1

Appellant and the victim were in a dating relationship. On May 6 and 7, 2021, the victim was voluntarily at appellant’s house and spent the night with him. On May 7, 2021, appellant and the victim verbally argued, and appellant said that she would not disrespect him anymore. Appellant hit her in the mouth with the back of his hand, and then he hit and punched her in the face. Appellant pulled the victim’s hair and brought her to the floor; he threw a chair at her. She blocked the chair with her hand and tried to get up; appellant punched her in the head five or six times. The victim was crying and pleading with him to stop. She again tried to get up from the floor, and appellant stomped on her head twice with his shoe-clad foot. The victim suggested they have sex, in an attempt to get appellant to stop hitting her.…