Legal Opinion
People v. Garcia
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided June 5, 2018No. D073825PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER STRIKING WENDE/ANDERS BRIEF FILED BY COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT
THE COURT:*
*316A jury convicted Jose Epifanio Garcia1 of attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a semiautomatic firearm ( Pen. Code, §§ 664, 192, subd. (a), 245, subd. (b) ),2 and Jose filed an appeal. For reasons we discuss, the Wende / Anders3 brief filed by Jose's appointed appellate counsel is stricken. Counsel is ordered to file a new brief in conformity with Wende, supra , 25 Cal.3d 436, 158 Cal.Rptr. 839, 600 P.2d 1071, or file a merits brief.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Jose is Salvador's older brother.…
2Cases cited91 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. WendeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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