P. v. Brown
Defendant and appellant Timothy Varell Brown (defendant) appeals his judgment of conviction of possession of narcotics and carrying a concealed weapon. His appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), raising no issues. On March 8, 2013, we notified defendant of his counsel’s brief and gave him leave to file, within 30 days, his own brief or letter stating any grounds or argument he might wish to have considered. That time has elapsed and defendant has submitted no letter or brief. We have reviewed the entire record, and finding no error or other arguable issues, we affirm the judgment.
In an information filed after a preliminary hearing in which defendant’s motion to suppress evidence pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5 was heard and denied, defendant was charged in count 1 with possession of a controlled substance in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11350, subdivision (a). In counts 2 and 3 respectively, defendant was charged with two misdemeanors: carrying a concealed firearm in violation of Penal Code section 25400, subdivision (a)(2); and resisting a peace officer in violation of Penal Code section 148, subdivision (a)(1).
At the preliminary hearing, arresting Officer Ryan Smith testified that while on patrol with his partner Officer Bircham, they received a radio call with the description of four African-American men suspected of selling narcotics. The officers went to the indicated location, a high-crime area where numerous complaints of narcotics activity had been made, and there saw four men matching the radioed descriptions. One of the men was defendant; Officer Smith recognized two of the others as narcotics suspects he had encountered the preceding week.
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