People v. Yang CA3 ( 2013 )


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  • Filed 12/9/13 P. v. Yang CA3
    NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
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    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
    (Yuba)
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    THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C073248
    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                     (Super. Ct. No. CRF12291)
    v.
    KAI YANG,
    Defendant and Appellant.
    This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 
    25 Cal.3d 436
     (Wende).
    On May 16, 2012, Shoua Yang and his wife Ker L. were at his parents’ home.
    Shoua was sleeping on the couch. Shoua heard loud music from somewhere else in the
    house; he went to the garage and told his brother, defendant Kai Yang, to turn down the
    music. The two then got into a physical altercation, during which defendant said to
    Shoua, “you want to die?” Chur Y., the father of Shoua and defendant, attempted to
    break up the fight. Shoua believed defendant was being disrespectful to Chur, so Shoua
    punched defendant in the face. Chur then called 911.
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    Law enforcement arrived. Shoua reported that defendant had threatened to kill the
    entire family. Shoua believed the threats and was afraid for himself and his family. Ker
    also reported that defendant approached her and said, “I’m going to . . . F’ing kill you.”
    Shoua got in between defendant and Ker, but Ker was “afraid for her life.” Ker believed
    defendant was capable of killing her and the family. She told law enforcement that
    defendant had been “terrorizing” Chur and his wife Mai, Ker’s in-laws, since he moved
    into their home in December 2011. Law enforcement spoke to Mai. She too heard Kai
    threaten to kill the entire family, and she too was afraid.
    Defendant was subsequently charged with two counts of making criminal threats.
    (Pen. Code, § 422.)1 Trial counsel declared a doubt over defendant’s capacity to stand
    trial. The trial court appointed an expert to examine defendant and later found defendant
    competent to stand trial.
    On September 7, 2012, defendant entered a negotiated no contest plea to one count
    of making a criminal threat. (§ 422.) In exchange, defendant would attend a six- to 12-
    month residential program and, upon completion of the program, be placed on probation.
    Defendant also agreed that should he fail to successfully complete the residential
    program, the plea would be deemed an open plea.
    Defendant enrolled in the Salvation Army residential program and shortly
    thereafter was discharged from the program for using inappropriate language. Defendant
    was then taken into custody.
    On January 4, 2013, the trial court sentenced defendant to the middle term of two
    years on his conviction for making criminal threats. The court ordered defendant to pay
    various fines and fees, and awarded him 406 days of custody credit (203 actual and
    203 conduct).
    1   Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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    Defendant appeals. The trial court denied defendant’s request for a certificate of
    probable cause. (§ 1237.5.)
    We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
    brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to review the record and
    determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (Wende, supra, 
    25 Cal.3d 436
    .) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a supplemental brief within
    30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 days elapsed, and we
    received no communication from defendant. Having undertaken an examination of the
    entire record, we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable
    to defendant.
    DISPOSITION
    The judgment is affirmed.
    RAYE               , P. J.
    We concur:
    MAURO               , J.
    DUARTE              , J.
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Document Info

Docket Number: C073248

Filed Date: 12/9/2013

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/17/2021