Dobson

HARRIS, Acting P.J.

Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 ( Anders ) and People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 , 158 Cal.Rptr. 839 , 600 P.2d 1071 ( Wende ) require an appellate court to independently review the record in a criminal defendant's first appeal as a matter of right if appointed appellate counsel represents he or she has found no arguable issues. In Conservatorship of Ben C. (2007) 40 Cal.4th 529 , 53 Cal.Rptr.3d 856 , 150 P.3d 738 ( Ben G), the California Supreme Court held that Anders/Wende review is not required on an appeal from the imposition of a conservatorship under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act). In this case, we find Ben C. compels a similar conclusion in an appeal from the denial of outpatient status pursuant to a petition for restoration of competency (Pen.Code, [1] § 1026.2), if appointed appellate counsel represents he or she has found no arguable issues, and that this court is not required to independently review the record pursuant to the Anders/Wende procedures.

In 1998, appellant Steven Jay Dobson pleaded guilty to vehicle theft (Veh.Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and admitted four prior strike convictions. He…