In re Andres R. CA4/3

Introduction The juvenile court declared defendant Andres R. a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, after Andres admitted he committed the felony offense of first degree residential burglary. We appointed counsel to represent Andres on appeal. Appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), setting forth the facts of the case and requesting that we review the entire record. Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, appointed counsel suggests we consider whether the juvenile court properly denied Andres’s motion for deferred entry of judgment, brought pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 790. On July 12, 2013, this court provided Andres with 30 days to file written argument on his own behalf. That period of time has passed, and we have received no communication from him. We have examined the entire record and counsel’s Wende brief, and find no arguable issue. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436.) We therefore affirm.

Background In November 2012, a petition was filed in the juvenile court under section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, alleging Andres committed one count of first…