People v. Dill CA3 ( 2022 )

Filed 8/29/22 P. v. Dill CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Butte)
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THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent, C095583
v. (Super. Ct. Nos. 21CF02004,
21CF03011, 21CM01560)
KEVIN DANIEL DILL,
Defendant and Appellant.
Appointed counsel for defendant Kevin Daniel Dill asked this court to review the
record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) Defendant filed a supplemental brief. Having reviewed
the record and defendant’s supplemental arguments, we conclude defendant’s claims
challenge the validity of the pleas or address matters occurring prior to the pleas, and
hence are barred because he did not obtain a certificate of probable cause, and there is no
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other arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
We will affirm the judgment.
I
This appeal includes three cases. Case No. 21CF02004 involved an incident on
January 2, 2021. While defendant was incarcerated, he clogged his cell’s toilet and threw
contaminated water on a correctional officer while yelling “here’s some piss water.” A
prison nurse standing behind the officer was also sprayed with some of the contaminated
water. The People charged defendant with battery on a custodial officer (Pen. Code,
§ 243.1)1 and battery on a person who was not an inmate while in custody (§ 243.15).
Case No. 21CM01560 involved an incident on March 2, 2021, when defendant
was arrested after building an enclosure against the wall of a fire station, resulting in
damage to the fire station’s property. The People charged defendant with misdemeanor
vandalism under $400. (§ 594, subd. (a).)
Case No. 21CF03011 involved defendant’s failure to appear on May 19, 2021, for
hearings on the first two cases. The People charged defendant with failure to appear
(§ 1320, subd. (b)) and asserted an enhancement allegation that he was released on bail or
on his own recognizance (§ 12022.1).
When defendant’s trial counsel expressed doubt as to defendant’s mental capacity,
the trial court appointed a psychologist who filed a report. The trial court found
defendant competent to stand trial.
On December 1, 2021, defendant entered into plea agreements to resolve all three
cases. In exchange for a stipulated sentence of six years four months and dismissal of
three other unrelated cases, defendant pleaded no contest to battery on a custodial officer,
battery on a person not an inmate, failure to appear with the enhancement that he had
1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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been on bail or on his own recognizance, and misdemeanor vandalism. Defendant
stipulated to the probation report as the factual basis for his pleas.
The trial court sentenced defendant in accordance with the stipulated sentence to
six years four months in prison, consisting of the following: the upper term of three years
for battery on a custodial officer, a consecutive eight months (one-third the midterm) for
battery on a person not an inmate, a consecutive eight months (one-third the midterm) for
failure to appear, a consecutive two years for the on-bail enhancement, and a concurrent
one year for misdemeanor vandalism. The trial court imposed various fines and fees.
Defendant did not obtain a certificate of probable cause.
II
Appointed counsel filed an opening brief setting forth the facts of the case and
asking 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 the opening brief.
Defendant filed a supplemental brief, arguing (1) there is insufficient evidence to
support his conviction for battery of a correctional officer, (2) he was pressured into
taking the plea bargain, (3) he was falsely arrested, and (4) he was denied a hearing under
People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 at the time his trial counsel expressed doubt as to
defendant’s mental capacity.
Defendant’s claims challenge the validity of the pleas or address matters occurring
prior to the pleas, and hence they are barred because he did not obtain a certificate of
probable cause. (§ 1237.5, subd. (b); People v. Cuevas (2008) 44 Cal.4th 374, 379;
People v. Buttram (2003) 30 Cal.4th 773, 790.) Even if defendant does not frame the
issues in that manner, we assess the effect of defendant’s claims. (See People v. Emery
(2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 560, 564-565.) To the extent his claims challenge the validity of
his respective pleas or are unrelated to matters occurring after the pleas, they are barred
by his failure to obtain a certificate of probable cause. (Id. at p. 562.)
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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.
/S/
MAURO, Acting P. J.
We concur:
/S/
DUARTE, J.
/S/
HOCH, J.
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