Filed 5/14/15 P. v. Phillips CA2/2 

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT 

DIVISION TWO 

THE PEOPLE, 

 Plaintiff and Respondent, 

 v. 

ANTHONY W. PHILLIPS, 

 Defendant and Appellant. 

 B258538 

 (Los Angeles County 

 Super. Ct. No. NA091889) 

THE COURT:*

 Anthony W. Phillips (defendant) appeals from the judgment arising from his theft 

of a paint can to be sold for $135 from Home Depot.

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 Defendant originally pled not guilty to one count of petty theft with three prior 

convictions (Pen. Code, § 666, subd. (a))

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 but subsequently pled no contest to the same, 

and admitted his four prior convictions. (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). Pursuant to the plea 

 

* BOREN, P.J., ASHMANN-GERST, J., HOFFSTADT, J. 

1 Because defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing, the facts regarding 

the theft were taken from the probation report. 

2 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated. 
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agreement, the court suspended imposition of sentence and placed defendant on formal 

probation for three years subject to various conditions, including completion of a 365-day 

residential drug treatment and rehab program, and service of 68 days in county jail with 

68 days of credit. The court also imposed $240 in restitution and various fines. 

 About a week later, defendant requested an outpatient instead of a residential 

treatment program. The court denied the request, but a year later the court converted the 

program to an intensive outpatient program. 

 Two years after the taking of the plea, the court revoked probation because of 

defendant’s violation from his pleas of guilty and no contest to two new traffic cases. 

The court then sentenced defendant to two years in county jail for the petty theft 

conviction, with a total credit of 112 days. (§ 1170, subds. (h)(1) & (h)(2).) 

 Defendant filed a notice of appeal and the trial court issued a certificate of 

probable cause on the issue of whether his plea was involuntary due to ineffective 

assistance of counsel. 

 While this appeal was pending and based on Proposition 47, the trial court on its 

own motion later amended the complaint to allege a misdemeanor under section 484, 

subdivision (a) instead of section 666, subdivision (a), and ordered resentencing. 

Defendant had already served the maximum sentence and the court ordered him released. 

 We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. After examination of the 

record, counsel filed an “Opening Brief” in which no issues were raised. On February 3, 

2015, we advised defendant that he had 30 days to personally submit any contentions or 

issues which he wished us to consider. No response has been received to date. 

 This appeal must be rejected for two reasons. First, it appears we have no 

jurisdiction because defendant’s notice of appeal was filed more than two years after he 

entered his plea and was placed on probation, which far exceeds the 60-day time limit for 

filing a notice of appeal. (People v. Wright (1969) 275 Cal.App.2d 738, 739 [“The order 

granting probation was, itself, an appealable order [citation], and on such an appeal all 

matters going to the validity of the conviction could have been raised. Since they were 
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not raised then, they cannot be raised on a later appeal from the final judgment.”]; Cal. 

Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a) [60 days to file a notice of appeal].) 

 Second, defendant’s plea was valid. Defendant was represented by counsel 

throughout the proceedings. The record shows he was fully apprised of his constitutional 

rights and the consequences of his plea. Defendant expressly waived his rights, and his 

waiver was knowing, intelligent and voluntary. There was no error in the sentence. 

Defendant received a fair hearing and due process. 

 We have examined the entire record and are satisfied that appellant’s attorney has 

fully complied with her responsibilities and that no arguable issues exist. (People v. 

Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441.) 

 The judgment is affirmed. 

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