People v. Larabee CA3 ( 2014 )


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  • Filed 6/30/14 P. v. Larabee CA3
    NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
    California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for
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    or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.
    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
    (Butte)
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    THE PEOPLE,                                                                             C075157
    Plaintiff and Respondent,                               (Super. Ct. No. CM037820)
    v.
    WILLIAM LESTER LARABEE, JR.,
    Defendant and Appellant.
    Appointed counsel for defendant William Lester Larabee, Jr., filed an opening
    brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and
    determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal.1 (People v. Wende (1979)
    
    25 Cal. 3d 436
    .) Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more
    favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment.
    1 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 have elapsed, and we
    have received no communication from defendant.
    1
    We provide the following brief description of the facts and procedural history of
    the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 
    40 Cal. 4th 106
    , 110, 124.)
    We take the facts underlying defendant’s offense from the preliminary hearing
    which, along with the probation officer’s report, provided the factual basis for
    defendant’s eventual plea.
    On the evening of December 5, 2012, Butte County Sheriff’s Deputy Hugh Hooks
    saw an older model gray Ford driving through a school parking lot, exit the lot without
    signaling, and turn onto the road at a high rate of speed. The roads were wet and it was
    very windy.
    Deputy Hooks followed the car and saw the driver, later determined to be
    defendant, make several turns without signaling, including an abrupt turn that nearly
    caused Hooks to collide with the car. Hooks activated his overhead lights and siren to
    initiate a traffic stop. Instead of stopping, defendant sped up. Defendant ran a stop sign
    and stop light, causing other traffic to take evasive maneuvers, and reached speeds of 60
    miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.
    Deputy Hooks continued to pursue defendant and eventually, after turning onto
    Broadway without signaling, defendant stopped on the side of the road. A second patrol
    unit arrived and defendant and his passenger were ordered out of the car. Deputies
    discovered methamphetamine crystals in a baggie on the front area of the car, on the
    ground outside the passenger door, and in the back seat of the patrol car after defendant
    was transported to jail. The cell phone in the car was constantly ringing—which
    Sheriff’s Detective Derrick Ament stated was consistent with drug sales.
    Defendant was charged with transportation of methamphetamine, evading a peace
    officer with willful disregard for the safety of others, and possession of
    methamphetamine for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11379, subd. (a), 11378; Veh. Code,
    2
    § 2800.2, subd. (a).) A prior strike conviction, a prior drug conviction, and service of
    three prior prison terms were also alleged. (Pen. Code, §§ 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d), 667,
    subd. (b), 667.5, subd. (b); Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.2, subd. (c).) On May 22, 2013,
    he pleaded no contest to evading a peace officer, admitted the prior strike conviction and
    service of two prior prison terms. The plea was entered with a Harvey waiver,2 and the
    remaining counts and enhancements were dismissed.
    On October 30, 2013, the trial court denied defendant’s invitation to strike his
    prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, § 1385; People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996)
    
    13 Cal. 4th 497
    ) and sentenced him to the upper term of three years, doubled to six years,
    plus two one-year terms for the prior prison terms, for a total of eight years in state
    prison. The trial court also imposed various fines and fees and awarded defendant 660
    days of presentence custody credits. (Pen. Code, § 4019.)
    Defendant appeals. He did not obtain a certificate of probable cause. (Pen. Code,
    § 1237.5.)
    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.
    BUTZ                   , J.
    We concur:
    NICHOLSON              , Acting P. J.
    MURRAY                 , J.
    2 People v. Harvey (1979) 
    25 Cal. 3d 754
    .
    3
    

Document Info

Docket Number: C075157

Filed Date: 6/30/2014

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021