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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 31, 2013B246047California726 words

Opinion

Opinion

Mosk, J.

INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to a plea bargain, defendant and appellant Brian Barnes (defendant) pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. Following sentencing, the trial court held a hearing on restitution and, pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, ordered defendant to pay restitution in a sum certain. Defendant thereafter filed a motion to vacate the restitution order (motion to vacate) that the trial court denied. Defendant appeals from the order denying the motion to vacate. On appeal, defendant’s appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) requesting that this court independently review the entire record to determine if there are any issues, which if resolved in defendant’s favor, would require reversal or modification of the judgment. Accordingly, we notified defendant that he could brief any grounds of appeal, contentions, or arguments he wanted us to consider. Defendant did not file a response brief. Based on our independent review of the entire file, we conclude that there are no arguable issues on appeal. We therefore affirm the order denying the motion to vacate from which defendant appeals.

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