People v. Chavez CA3

Filed 6/6/23 P. v. Chavez CA3 Opinion following transfer from Supreme Court

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C091683

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 02F04333)

v. OPINION ON TRANSFER

MICHAEL CHAVEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Michael Chavez appealed the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing filed under Penal Code former section 1170.95 (now section 1172.6).1 Defendant’s appointed counsel initially filed a brief asking this court to conduct an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on

1 Effective June 30, 2022, the…