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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THE PEOPLE, D068458
Plaintiff and Respondent,
(Super. Ct. No. SCN329220)
v.
CHRISTIAN SEAN THOMPSON,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Carlos O.
Armour, Judge. Affirmed.
Law Office of Russell S. Babcock and Russell S. Babcock for Defendant and
Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Christian Sean Thompson lost legal and physical custody of his son Ronald in
2013 or early 2014. John Griffith, a family law attorney, represented Ronald's mother
during that time. In February and March of 2014, Thompson directed threatening e-mails
to Griffith and voicemails to Griffith's office. These included threats to kill Griffith and
referenced Griffith's family.
The prosecution charged Thompson with three counts of criminal threats and two
counts of stalking. At the preliminary hearing in February 2015, the court bound
Thompson over on all counts after denying defense motions to dismiss the threat counts
for lack of imminence, the stalking counts for lack of continuous harassment, and to
reduce the offenses to misdemeanors.
In March 2015, Thompson requested removal of his public defender. The court
relieved the public defender and appointed the alternate public defender (APD). In April
2015, Thompson sought to have the APD relieved, which the court denied. The court
then permitted Thompson to proceed in pro per. A week later, the court granted re-
appointment of the APD at Thompson's request.
In May 2015, Thompson pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking based on the
facts adduced at the preliminary hearing. In exchange, the District Attorney dismissed
the three counts of criminal threats and would submit on a grant of probation to
Thompson with credit for time served. The District Attorney also agreed to dismiss two
open misdemeanor cases, numbers C327718 and C330867DV. The court granted
Thompson a three-year term of probation, credit-for-time-served of 908 days (454 actual
plus 454 credited), and ordered that he have no contact with the victims for the duration
of probation. The court ordered fines that were deemed satisfied by his credit.
Thompson appeals from the order granting formal probation.
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DISCUSSION
Appointed appellate counsel filed a brief summarizing the facts and proceedings
below. He presented no argument for reversal, but asked this court to review the record
for error as mandated by People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v.
California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders). Counsel advised Thompson of his right to file
a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. We also
granted Thompson permission to file a brief on his own behalf. More than 30 days
elapsed, and we received no communication from Thompson.
We have now concluded our independent review of the record and find no
arguable issues. Competent counsel has represented Thompson on this appeal.
DISPOSITION
The order is affirmed.
McINTYRE, J.
WE CONCUR:
McCONNELL, P. J.
HALLER, J.
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