P. v. Taylor
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on his plea of no contest. His counsel has asked this court for an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436), and has noted an area in the record that might arguably support the appeal (Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738).[1]
Defendant was originally charged by information with violations of attempted murder (Penal Code[2] §§ 187, subd. (a), 664), first degree burglary (§§ 459, 460, subd. (a)), and attempted robbery in concert (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (a), 213, subd. (a)(1)(A), 664), with allegations that he personally used deadly weapons (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)), and that he inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). The charges arose from an attempted home invasion robbery, where the victim was beaten with a crowbar and stabbed with a knife. The victim suffered substantial injuries. There were four involved suspects, including defendant. The victim identified defendant as one of the individuals who struck him with a crowbar and stabbed him.[3]
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