People v. Snell — Court of Appeal affirms denial of additional custody credits after independent review finds no arguable error

Case
People v. Snell
Court
3rd District Court of Appeal
Judge
Mesiwala; Hull; Feinberg
Date decided
2026-10-28
Docket No.
C105046
Topics
Wende review, custody credits, plea agreement, probation violation, no contest plea, independent record review, judgment affirmed
Source
Mirrored from lexcalifornia.com

Disposition notice

The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in this appeal by David Ray Snell. Appointed counsel filed a brief under People v. Wende asking the court to review the record for arguable issues, and Snell did not file a supplemental brief after being advised of his right to do so. Although this was not Snell's first appeal as of right, the court exercised its discretion to independently review the record. The notice of appeal was timely only as to the denial of Snell's request for additional custody credits for time spent in a drug and alcohol treatment program, so review was limited to those proceedings. The trial court had denied that request, finding Snell negotiated a plea for treatment and probation instead of prison and knew he would not receive custody credit for program time under the plea agreement. Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to Snell, the court affirmed the judgment.

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