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P. v. Jenkins CA2/5

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 11, 2013B247487California321 words

Opinion

Opinion

Mosk, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Philip Jenkins (defendant) appealed the trial court’s denial of his petition for recall of sentence made pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.126.1 On appeal, appointed counsel for defendant filed an opening brief in accordance with People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 requesting that this court conduct an independent review of the record to determine if there are any issues which if resolved in defendant’s favor would require reversal or modification of the judgment. On May 17, 2013, we gave notice to defendant that his counsel had failed to find any arguable issues and that defendant had 30 days within which to submit by brief or letter any grounds of appeal, contentions, or arguments he wished this court to consider. Defendant did not file a response brief or letter. After independently reviewing the record, we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

Defendant filed a petition for recall of sentence pursuant to section1170.126, stating that he was serving a third-strike sentence of 25-life, imposed for his 1997 conviction for being a felon in possession of a gun, a violation of section 12021, subdivision (a)(1). He was previously convicted of…

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