People v. Tribble CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Keith Lamont Tribble (appellant) was convicted of multiple offenses with two prior strike convictions and a prior prison term enhancement, and sentenced to 50 years to life plus one year. In 2022, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) advised the trial court to recall appellant’s sentence to determine whether it should strike the prior prison term enhancement. In 2023, the court ordered the one-year enhancement term stricken and reimposed the same sentence of 50 years to life for the substantive offenses. On appeal from that ruling, appellant’s counsel filed a brief that summarized the facts with citations to the record, raised no issues, and asked this court to independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Appellant filed a letter raising one issue. We review the record and affirm the trial court’s order.

FACTS1

“On August 27, 2009, H.C. was working as a housekeeper at a motel in Modesto. The outer door to the room in which she was working was open while she cleaned the bedroom and bathroom. While bent over cleaning the bathtub, she sensed that someone was standing behind her. She straightened up, turned…