People v. Powers CA4/1

DISCUSSION

As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks the court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review, and

The facts of the offense were discussed in our prior opinion. We will not discuss them again in our current opinion. 2 in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel has identified the following issues which were considered in evaluating the potential merits of this appeal: 1. Whether Powers’s petition established a prima facie case for relief under section 1172.6. 2. Whether the trial court’s summary denial of the petition violated state and federal due process. 3. Whether the trial court prejudicially erred in failing to state reasons for its decision denying Powers’s petition. 4. Whether the trial court prejudicially erred in relying on the representations of counsel regarding the state of the record of conviction. Powers submitted a supplemental brief in which he complained about the original trial. He alleges error at trial by the trial judge, the prosecutor, and defense counsel. He does not raise any issues regarding the denial of his petition for resentencing, which is the only…