People v. Alvarez CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

In 2020, appellant Israel Barrios Alvarez was involved in a traffic accident in which the car he was driving struck another car on the freeway. Responding officers detected the odor of alcohol on appellant’s person and noticed he had red, watery eyes. Field sobriety tests indicated appellant was under the influence of alcohol. In 2021, appellant was convicted at a bench trial of causing an injury while driving under the influence of alcohol within 10 years of two other DUI offenses (a felony) and driving with a license suspended or revoked for a DUI conviction (a misdemeanor). Imposition of a sentence was suspended, and the court placed appellant on probation for five years, ordering him to serve 30 days in jail. Appellant timely appealed. Appellant’s appointed counsel filed an opening brief under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, identifying no arguable issues and requesting this court conduct an independent review of the record. On June 28, 2022, we notified appellant he had 30 days to submit in writing any issues or contentions he wished us to consider. We received no response. We have independently reviewed the record and discern no arguable issue. By virtue…