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Filed 3/26/14 P. v. Smith CA2/7
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                DIVISION SEVEN

THE PEOPLE,                                                          B249919

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                   (Los Angeles County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. BA364392)
         v.

TONY LAMONT SMITH,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Lance A.
Ito, Judge. Affirmed.
         Christine Dubois, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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       Tony Lamont Smith appeals from a post-judgment order revoking his probation
and sentencing him to state prison.
       In 2009 Smith was charged in an information with possession of a firearm by a
felon (Pen. Code, § 12021, subd. (a)(1), count 1)1 and possession of marijuana for sale
(Health & Saf. Code, § 11359, count 2), with special allegations he had suffered one prior
serious or violent felony conviction within the meaning of the three strikes law (§§ 667,
subds. (b)-(i); 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d)) and had served five prior separate prison terms for
felonies (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). Smith pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied the
special allegations.
       On January 4, 2011 Smith waived his constitutional rights to a trial and entered a
plea of no contest to possession of marijuana for sale as charged in count 2. In
accordance with the negotiated agreement, the trial court suspended imposition of
sentence and placed Smith on three years of probation on condition he serve 236 days in
county jail, with credit for time served, and, among other conditions, that he obey all laws
and court orders. The remaining count was dismissed on the People’s motion.
       On January 14, 2011 the trial court granted the People’s request to summarily
revoke Smith’s probation after Smith was charged in a felony complaint with unlawful
possession of a handgun and ammunition. In March 2011 Smith admitted he had violated
his probation and waived his presentence custody credits. The trial court reinstated
probation subject to the modified condition that Smith serve an additional 365 days in
county jail. The felony complaint was dismissed on the People’s motion.
       On May 7, 2012 Smith’s probation was revoked for failure to register as a
narcotics offender but then reinstated on the same terms and conditions after Smith
showed proof he had registered as a narcotics offender by the time of the hearing.
       In May 2013 the trial court summarily revoked Smith’s probation and scheduled a
contested probation violation hearing following Smith’s arrest for lewd and lascivious
acts upon a child under 14 years of age (§ 288, subd. (a)). The court granted Smith’s

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       Statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

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request to represent himself (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [95 S. Ct. 2525,
45 L. Ed. 2d 562]) and relieved the public defender’s office as counsel of record.
       At the probation violation hearing on June 27, 2013, the People presented the
testimony of three police officers, each of whom had separately interviewed the 13-year-
old victim. Smith did not testify or introduce other evidence in his defense.
       Following argument by the prosecutor and Smith, the trial court found Smith in
violation of probation and sentenced him to state prison for the upper term of three years.
The court ordered Smith to pay a $40 court security fee, a $30 criminal conviction
assessment and a $200 restitution fine. The court imposed and suspended a parole
revocation fine pursuant to section 1202.45. Smith was awarded a total of 701 days of
presentence credit (651 actual days and 50 days conduct credit).
       We appointed counsel to represent Smith on appeal. After examination of the
record counsel filed an opening brief in which no issues were raised. On December 3,
2013 we advised Smith he had 30 days within which to personally submit any
contentions or issues he wished us to consider. No response has been received to date.
       We have examined the entire record and are satisfied Smith’s attorney has fully
complied with the responsibilities of counsel and no arguable issues exist. (Smith v.
Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 277-284 [120 S. Ct. 746, 145 L. Ed. 2d 756]; People v. Kelly
(2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106; People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436, 441.)
                                     DISPOSITION
       The order is affirmed.

                                                        PERLUSS, P. J.

       We concur:

                     WOODS, J.                          SEGAL, J.*

*
        Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to
article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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