People v. Campbell CA2/7

DISCUSSION

In accord with the procedures described in People v. Cole (2020) 52 Cal.App.5th 1023, review granted October 14, 2020, S264278, we appointed counsel to represent Campbell on appeal. After reviewing the record, appointed counsel filed a brief raising no issues. Appointed counsel advised Campbell on January 6, 2022 that he could personally submit any contentions or issues he wanted the court to consider. On February 9, 2022 we received a three-page typewritten supplemental letter brief from Campbell. Nowhere in his letter does Campbell point to any new evidence establishing his innocence of the robbery at issue in his motion to vacate under Penal Code section 1473.7, subdivision (a)(2). To the contrary, Campbell admits he committed the crime “as a vehicle to straighten out the law and promote justice [and] to prove that robbery is a felony and not a traffic offense.” The principal thrust of Campbell’s letter is his apparent conviction for aggravated assault. Campbell asserts he was unaware of that conviction “prior to superior court order denying motion to vacate robbery conviction.” He identifies six “arguable issues” all relating to the assault, including whether…