People v. Washington CA2/5

Facts According to the complaint in this matter, appellant was alleged to have stolen property from a Home Depot store on November 16, 2013. Because appellant pled no contest in this matter, no further facts are found in the record on appeal.

Discussion Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal, and we appointed counsel to represent him on appeal. Appellant’s counsel filed an opening brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, and requested this court to independently review the record on appeal to determine whether any arguable issues exist. On August 8, 2014, we advised appellant he had 30 days in which to personally submit any contentions or issues which he wished us to consider. On August 25, 2014, we received a supplemental brief from appellant. In his brief, appellant questions whether a 30-year-old conviction can be used to double his sentence under the three strikes law and contends the age of his prior conviction should preclude the limitation on post-sentence conduct credits found in the three strikes law. We have examined the entire record and are satisfied appellant’s attorney has fully complied with his responsibilities and no arguable issues exist.…