Filed 5/15/17 P. v. Strong CA2/6
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX


THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

BILAL J. STRONG,

Defendant and Appellant.
2d Crim. No. B275999
(Super. Ct. No. MA067785)
(Los Angeles County)

Bilal J. Strong appeals from judgment after conviction by jury of obstructing a peace officer and battery on a peace officer. (Pen. Code, §§ 148, subd. (a)(1), 243, subd. (b).) The court denied probation and sentenced Strong to 365 days in jail with 212 days of credit.
The owner of a smoke shop reported a theft. Strong matched the owner’s description of the suspect. Two uniformed sheriff’s deputies saw him walking nearby.
The deputies approached Strong. One asked Strong where he was coming from. He grabbed Strong’s arm when he moved away. Strong was agitated and the deputies tried to apply handcuffs. Strong pulled away, struggled, and turned. The handcuffs cut a deputy’s wrist in the struggle. Strong resisted being placed in the patrol car, and a deputy sprayed him with pepper spray. A bystander testified that Strong did not resist.
In discovery, the trial court reviewed the deputies’ personnel records for records related to credibility and force, and ordered the department to produce some records to Strong. (Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess).)
We appointed counsel to represent Strong on this appeal. After he examined the record, he filed an opening brief raising no issues. On March 13, 2017, we advised Strong by mail that he had 30 days within which to personally submit any contentions or issues that he wished to raise on appeal. We have not received a response.
We have reviewed the entire record, including the sealed record of the Pitchess hearing, and are satisfied that Strong’s attorney has fully complied with his responsibilities and that no arguable issue exists. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441.)
The judgment is affirmed.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.


TANGEMAN, J.
We concur:

GILBERT, P. J.


YEGAN, J.
Charles (Carlos) Chung, Judge

Superior Court County of Los Angeles

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William G. Holzer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.