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ID: 5119109
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Date Created: 2021-10-18 20:03:02.088171+00
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Filed 10/18/21 P. v. Korm CA3
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                IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                    (San Joaquin)
                                                            ----
 THE PEOPLE,                                                                                   C092766

                    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                         (Super. Ct. Nos.
                                                                                   STKCRFE20110005116 ,
           v.                                                                          SF116876C )

 RON KORM,

                    Defendant and Appellant.

         In 2010 defendant, when he was 16 years old, and two accomplices, beat and
killed Rin Ros. Defendant pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and street terrorism. He
also admitted the manslaughter was committed for the benefit of a gang and caused great
bodily injury. On January 14, 2013, the trial court sentenced defendant pursuant to the
plea to a term of 19 years eight months.
         On August 17, 2020, defendant filed a “Petition for Resentencing under Senate
Bill 1391.” The trial court denied the motion on August 26, stating “[t]his case is final.”
Defendant appealed without obtaining a certificate of probable cause.
                                                    DISCUSSION
         Appointed counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts and procedural
history of the case and requests this court review the record and determine whether there
are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant
was advised by counsel of his right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days from the

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date the opening brief was filed. More than 30 days have elapsed, and defendant has not
filed a supplemental brief.
       Whether the protections afforded by Wende and the United States Supreme
Court’s decision in Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 [18 L.Ed.2d 493] apply to
an appeal from an order denying a postconviction petition is an open question. Our
Supreme Court has not spoken on that issue, although the issue is currently pending
before it. (People v. Delgadillo, review granted Feb. 17, 2021, S266305.) In Figueras,
we described the Anders/Wende procedure we believed applicable to appeals from
postconviction petitions: “ ‘[C]ounsel appointed in such appeals is required to
independently review the entire record and, if counsel so finds, file a brief advising the
appellate court that there are “no arguable issues to raise on appeal”; [counsel must
inform] the defendant [that he or she] has a right to file a supplemental brief [within 30
days of the filing of counsel’s brief]; and this court has the duty to address any issues
raised by the defendant but otherwise may dismiss the appeal without conducting an
independent review of the record.’ ” (People v. Figueras (2021) 61 Cal.App.5th 108,
112-113, review granted May 12, 2021, S267870.)
       We consider defendant’s appeal abandoned and order the appeal dismissed
because he has not filed a supplemental brief for his appeal from the denial of a
postconviction petition.
                                       DISPOSITION
       The appeal is dismissed.

                                                  /s/
                                                  Robie, J.
We concur:

/s/
Raye, P. J.

/s/
Hoch, J.

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