Filed 10/29/26 P. v. Lozano CA2/1
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
THE PEOPLE, B347710
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County
Super. Ct. No. 24EMCF00286)
v.
JOSE GUADALUPE SANCHEZ
LOZANO,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of
Los Angeles County, Victor D. Martinez, Judge. Affirmed.
Michele A. Douglass, under appointment by the Court
of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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On June 11, 2024, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez Lozano
(Sanchez) fired six shots from an unregistered .22 caliber
derringer at the dead end of a residential cul-de-sac in El Monte.
Police arrested and searched him, discovering over 50 grams of
methamphetamine in a baggie.
A jury convicted Sanchez of discharge of a firearm with
gross negligence (Pen. Code, § 246.3, subd. (a))1; possession
of a controlled substance with a firearm (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 11370.1, subd. (a)); carrying a loaded, unregistered handgun
(§ 25850, subds. (a) & (c)(6)); and misdemeanor possession of
methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377); and found
he personally used the firearm he discharged (§ 969f).
The court sentenced Sanchez to 3 years 8 months in
prison (consisting of the middle term of three years for possession
of a controlled substance with a firearm, one-third the middle
term or eight months for discharge of a firearm, and the middle
term of two years for carrying an unregistered handgun) and
364 days in jail for methamphetamine possession. The court
stayed the sentences for carrying an unregistered handgun and
methamphetamine possession pursuant to section 654. The court
found Sanchez was unable to pay fees, and imposed but stayed
a restitution fine. The court granted 801 days custody credit.
Sanchez appealed.
We appointed counsel to represent him. After examining
the record, counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) raising no issues and asking us
to independently review the record. We sent letters to Sanchez
and appointed counsel, directing counsel to forward the appellate
record and brief to Sanchez and advising him he had 30 days to
1 All references are to the Penal Code unless indicated.
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personally submit any contentions or issues he wished us to
consider. Sanchez did not respond.
After reviewing the record, we conclude appellate counsel
complied with the responsibilities set forth in Wende and find
there are no arguable issues.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.
ROTHSCHILD, P. J.
We concur:
WEINGART, J.
M. KIM, J.
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