P.

INTRODUCTION

Following trial, a jury found defendant and appellant Roberto Camacho (defendant) guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter and fleeing the scene of an accident. On appeal, his appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) requesting that this court independently review the entire record to determine if there are any issues, which if resolved in defendant’s favor, would require reversal or modification of the judgment. Accordingly, we notified defendant that he could brief any grounds of appeal, contentions, or arguments he wanted us to consider. In a response, defendant submitted a supplemental brief contending that under Penal Code section 1181, subdivision 8,1 we should reduce his gross vehicular manslaughter conviction because the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that he acted with the requisite recklessness. He also requests that we appoint new counsel to brief several additional issues on appeal. Based on our review of defendant’s supplemental brief and the entire record, we hold that the jury’s finding that defendant acted with the requisite recklessness was supported by substantial evidence and therefore…