P. v. Gonzalez
Rafael Gonzalez filed a notice of appeal with this court following the judgment of conviction and an order sentencing him to state prison for 19 years for carjacking (Pen. Code, 215) and personal use of a firearm (Pen. Code, 12022.53, subdivision (b)). Court appointed counsel to represent Gonzalez on appeal. Counsel filed a brief which set forth, in considerable detail, the facts of the case. Counsel did not argue against his client, but advised the court no issues were found to argue on appellants behalf. Appellant was given 30 days to file written argument in appellants own behalf. That period passed, and we received no communication from appellant. Court examined the record ourselves to see if Court could find any arguable issue and found no arguable error in the determination of Gonzalezs guilt. The facts of the case were complex and sorting them out was doubtless difficult, but the legal issues in the case were properly resolved and we found ourselves in agreement with appellate counsel that there are no appellate issues with a reasonable prospect of success with respect to Gonzalezs guilt.
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