P. v. Juarez




Filed 3/9/11 P. v. Juarez CA5




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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. VELIA MARINA JUAREZ, Defendant and Appellant.

F059365 (Super. Ct. No. VCF213733) OPINION

THE COURT^*
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Joseph A. Kalashian, Judge.
Candace Hale, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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This is an appeal from a judgment entered after a jury found defendant and appellant Velia Marina Juarez guilty of one count of first degree felony murder. (See Pen. Code, § 187.) We will affirm the judgment.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Appellate counsel has filed a brief in this appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Counsel summarized the record, stated that defendant had been notified by counsel of her right to raise any issues through supplemental briefing that defendant might wish to file in this court, and requested that this court independently review the record to determine whether there are arguable issues on appeal. We have done so. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 124.)
John Rodriguez was angry with Jose Torres because of an incident in which Torres, apparently accidentally, struck Cynthia Navarez during an argument. For three months, Rodriguez told Navarez and defendant that he was going to rob and â€