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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THE PEOPLE, D086417
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. SCD304323
v.
AMELIA MONZON,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County,
Dwayne K. Moring, Judge. Affirmed.
Matthew Johnson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for
Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent.
Amelia Monzon was charged with felony hit and run with injury (Veh.
Code, § 20001, subd (a)). Monzon filed a motion for mental health diversion
(Pen. Code, § 1001.36). The court held a hearing and denied the motion.
Monzon pleaded guilty to one count of hit and run and agreed to a
stipulated sentence of two years formal probation subject to 365 days in local
custody. The remaining charges were dismissed.
The court sentenced Monzon consistently with the agreed sentence.
The court imposed restitution in the amount of $5,000.
Monzon filed a timely notice of appeal.
Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979)
25 Cal.3d 436 indicating counsel has not been able to identify any arguable
issues for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks the court to review the record for
error as mandated by Wende. We advised Monzon that she could file her own
brief on appeal, but she has not responded.
DISCUSSION
As we have noted appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks
the court to independently review the record for error. To assist the court in
its review and in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738,
counsel has identified a possible issue that was considered in evaluating the
potential merits of this appeal: whether the trial court erred in denying
Monzon’s motion for mental health diversion.
We have independently reviewed the record for error as required by
Wende and Anders. We have not discovered any arguable issues for reversal
on appeal. Competent counsel has represented Monzon in this appeal.
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DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
HUFFMAN, J.
WE CONCUR:
DO, Acting P. J.
KELETY, J.
Retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate
District, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the
California Constitution.
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