People v. Cory CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Ryan Dale Cory was placed on probation pursuant to a negotiated disposition, violated probation by committing several new offenses, admitted the violation, and was sentenced to four years in prison for his original felony conviction. 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

Case No. VCF3800751 On May 19, 2019, appellant and the victim had been in a relationship for about two years. They were both homeless and used methamphetamine. On that day, they argued about another woman. The victim became angry and threw a small plastic bottle of laundry detergent at appellant’s back and told him to stay away from her. Appellant used a metal stick that was approximately two feet long to hit the victim on the top of her head. The stick cut her forehead and caused bleeding. Appellant tried to leave, but someone called the police. The victim told responding officers she did not want hospital treatment. Plea and Probation On May 13,…