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                    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                         D068379

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCD254562)

EDUARDO CORDERO,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Timothy

R. Walsh, Judge. Affirmed.

         William D. Farber, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

         Eduardo Cordero was charged with robbery (Pen. Code, § 211;1 count 1), assault

by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4); counts 2 and

1        All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.
3), and battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d); count 4). The information

alleged the crimes were committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in

association with a criminal street gang with the specific intent to promote, further and

assist in criminal conduct by gang members within the meaning of Penal Code section

186.22, subdivision (b)(1), and that Cordero was 16 years of age or older when he

committed the crimes within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 707,

subdivision (d)(1). The information further alleged that Cordero personally inflicted

great bodily injury on the victim within the meaning of Penal Code section 12022.7,

subdivision (a).

       Cordero entered into a plea agreement, under the terms of which he admitted one

count of assault and the special allegations on that count under sections 186.22,

subdivision (b)(1) and 12022.7, subdivision (a). In exchange for the guilty assault plea

the remaining counts were dismissed and the parties stipulated to a five-year suspended

state prison sentence and probation on the condition Cordero serve 365 days in county

jail and waive local conduct credit under section 4019 for time spent in county jail. The

trial court accepted Cordero's plea, found Cordero guilty, and on the People's motion

dismissed all other charges. The court sentenced Cordero to state prison on count 2 under

section 245, subdivision (a)(4) for the low term of two years and imposed a consecutive

sentence of three years under section 12022.7, subdivision (a).

       Pursuant to the plea agreement, the court struck the gang allegation, suspended

execution of the sentence, and placed Cordero on formal probation on certain terms and

conditions, including serving 365 days in county jail. The court awarded Cordero 123

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days of credit for time spent in county jail, but denied Cordero's request for credit for 101

days served in juvenile detention prior to being transferred to county jail in this case.

Cordero filed a timely notice of appeal.

       Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d
436 (Wende), indicating he has not been able to identify any reasonably arguable issue

for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks this court to review the record as mandated by

Wende. We offered Cordero the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal, but he has

not responded.

                                 STATEMENT OF FACTS

       As the basis for his guilty plea, Cordero admitted that on March 5, 2014, he

committed an assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, that he did

personally inflict such injury, and that he committed the assault for the benefit of a

criminal street gang.

       In 2013, Cordero was declared a ward of the juvenile court under Welfare and

Institutions Code section 602. While on juvenile probation for prior crimes, Cordero left

home without permission and was listed on a "hotsheet" as a runaway juvenile. On April

8, 2014, before he was identified as a suspect in the crimes in this case, Cordero was

detained by a trolley security guard for not purchasing trolley fare. As a result, Cordero

was found to be in violation of his probation and, on April 10, 2014, was sentenced to

365 days at Camp Barrett, a juvenile detention facility.

       On April 11, 2014, after the preliminary hearing for Cordero's codefendant, a

victim of the March 5, 2014, assault identified Cordero as one of his assailants. On

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September 26, 2014, while detained at Camp Barrett, Cordero was arraigned for the

charges in this case. On September 30, 2014, Cordero was transferred from Camp

Barrett to Kearny Mesa Juvenile Hall. On January 8, 2015, at the end of his commitment

term for his juvenile probation violation, Cordero was released from juvenile hall and

then rebooked on the charges in the present case. As discussed, at the sentencing hearing,

Cordero's counsel argued he was entitled to presentence custody credit for the period of

time from September 30, 2014, to January 8, 2015, under the authority of In re Rojas

(1979) 23 Cal. 3d 152. The People opposed and the trial court denied Cordero's request.

                                        DISCUSSION

       As we have indicated, appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Wende, supra,

25 Cal. 3d 436, and has asked this court to review the record for error. Pursuant to Anders

v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders) counsel has identified the following possible,

but not reasonably arguable, issue to assist this court in our review of the record:

Whether the trial court erred in denying Cordero presentence custody credit for the period

of time from September 30, 2014, to January 8, 2015. The time Cordero served in

juvenile hall stemmed from the earlier probation violation, and was not attributable to

proceedings related to the conduct for which Cordero was convicted in this case. Thus,

the issue is not reasonably arguable.

       Additionally, we have reviewed the entire record as mandated by Wende and

Anders and have not identified any reasonably arguable issue for reversal on appeal.

Competent counsel has represented Cordero on this appeal.

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                                 DISPOSITION

     The judgment is affirmed.

                                               BENKE, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

NARES, J.

AARON, J.

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