Filed 6/17/26 P. v. Dillon CA2/6
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION SIX
THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B349187
(Super. Ct. No. 2023007704)
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Ventura County)
v.
LON EDWARD DILLON,
Defendant and Appellant.
Lon Edward Dillon was charged with inflicting corporal
injury on a spouse (Pen. Code,1 § 273.5, subd. (a), count 1) and
assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245,
subd. (a)(4), count 2).
Appellant waived his preliminary hearing and trial rights
and pleaded guilty to the corporal injury charge. The trial court
sentenced appellant to state prison for the lower term of two
years. It suspended execution of the sentence and placed
appellant on probation, subject to various terms and conditions,
1 All further statutory designations are to the Penal Code.
including that he serve 90 days in jail and have no contact with
the victim.
We appointed counsel to represent appellant in this appeal.
After an examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief
that raises no arguable issues. On April 7, 2026, we notified
appellant by mail that he had 30 days within which to personally
submit any contentions or issues he wished us to consider. No
supplemental brief was filed.
Appellant and the victim have been married for
approximately 11 years. During an argument, appellant grabbed
the victim by the throat with both hands and choked her. The
victim called 911, and appellant was later arrested. He has prior
misdemeanor convictions for spousal battery.
We have reviewed the entire record and are satisfied that
appellant’s counsel has fully complied with his responsibilities
and that no arguable issue exists. (People v. Wende (1979) 25
Cal.3d 436.)
Disposition
The judgment is affirmed.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.
YEGAN, Acting P. J.
We concur:
BALTODANO, J.
CODY, J.
2
David M. Hirsch, Judge
Superior Court County of Ventura
______________________________
Jennifer Peabody, Executive Director, Richard B. Lennon,
Staff Attorney, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for
Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance by Respondent.