People v. Hernandez CA4/1
CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
Date FiledNovember 9, 2026
DocketD088698
StatusUnpublished
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Filed 11/9/26 P. v. Hernandez CA4/1
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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THE PEOPLE, D088698
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. FERI2506662)
v.
PATRICIA HERNANDEZ,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Riverside County,
Jonathan Mendoza, Judge. Affirmed.
Siri Shetty, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant
and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Patricia Hernandez was charged with one felony count of assault with a
deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)) and one misdemeanor count of
vandalism (§ 594, subd. (a)). Following a jury trial Hernandez was convicted
of the misdemeanor and found not guilty of the assault.
The court placed Hernandez on summary probation for 12 months and
she was granted credit for time served.
Hernandez 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 independently review
the record for error as mandated by Wende. We offered Hernandez the
opportunity to file her own brief on appeal, but she has not filed any briefing.
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 one possible issue which was considered in evaluating
the potential merits of this appeal.
Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict for
the vandalism conviction.
We have independently reviewed the record for error as requested by
counsel. We have not discovered any arguable issues for reversal on appeal.
Competent counsel has represented Hernandez in this appeal.
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DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
HUFFMAN, J.
WE CONCUR:
DATO, Acting P. J.
BERMÚDEZ, 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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