People v. Mansfield CA4/2

I.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Robert Mansfield appeals the trial court’s postjudgment 1 order denying his petition for resentencing of his murder conviction (Pen. Code, § 187,

1 Unless otherwise indicated, all future statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 subd. (a)) under section 1172.6 (formerly § 1170.95). Appointed counsel has filed a brief

under the authority of People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo),

requesting this court to conduct an independent review of the record. In addition,

defendant has had an opportunity to file a supplemental brief with this court and has not

done so. Because defendant’s counsel filed a brief raising no issues and defendant was

notified that failure to timely file a supplemental brief may result in the dismissal of the

appeal as abandoned and was given an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief

but failed to do so, we dismiss the appeal as abandoned. (Id. at pp. 231-232.)

II.

BACKGROUND

Between September 21, 1997, and October 3, 1997, defendant, who was 19 years

old at the time, and his coparticipants participated in a series of armed robberies of six

convenience stores. During one of…