People v. Willis CA3
People v. Willis CA3
Opinion
Filed 10/9/23 P. v. Willis CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) ----
THE PEOPLE, C097906 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 07F00088) v. JAMES WILLIS, Defendant and Appellant.
Defendant James Willis appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 Appellate counsel filed a brief raising no arguable issues under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216, and requesting we exercise our discretion to review the entire record for arguable issues on appeal.
1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. Defendant petitioned for resentencing under former section 1170.95. Effective June 30, 2022, the Legislature renumbered former section 1170.95 as section 1172.6 without substantive changes. (Stats. 2022, ch. 58, § 10.)
In a letter dated July 21, 2023, appellate counsel wrote defendant, explaining he would be filing a Delgadillo brief, that defendant may file a supplemental brief or letter within 30 days of filing the Delgadillo brief, and that if defendant failed to file a supplemental brief, his appeal would likely be dismissed as abandoned. On July 24, 2023, this court sent a letter notifying defendant: (1) his counsel filed an appellate brief stating his review of the record did not identify any arguable issues; (2) as a case arising from an order denying postconviction relief, defendant was not constitutionally entitled to counsel or to an independent review of the record; and (3) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Delgadillo, defendant had 30 days to file a supplemental brief or letter raising any argument he wanted this court to consider. In addition, we notified defendant if this court did not receive a letter or brief within that 30-day period, the court may dismiss his appeal as abandoned. More than 30 days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant.
We consider defendant’s appeal abandoned and order the appeal dismissed. (People v. Delgadillo, supra, 14 Cal.5th at p. 232.)
DISPOSITION The appeal is dismissed.
/s/ MESIWALA, J.
We concur:
/s/ HULL, Acting P. J.
/s/ BOULWARE EURIE, J.
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