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Filed 4/20/16 In re A.D. CA1/3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                       FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                DIVISION THREE

In re A.D., a Person Coming Under the
Juvenile Court Law.

THE PEOPLE,
         Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.                                                                   A146197
A.D.,                                                                (City & County of San Francisco
         Defendant and Appellant.                                    No. JW12-6262)

         21-year-old A.D. (appellant) appeals from the juvenile court’s order granting his
petition under Proposition 471 to have his prior felonies reclassified as misdemeanors and
his request to have his DNA sample destroyed, and denying his request to have his
restitution fees and fines reduced and have his records sealed. Appellant’s counsel has
filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436 and requests that we
conduct an independent review of the record. Appellant was informed of his right to file

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         Proposition 47 made certain drug-and theft-related offenses misdemeanors, and
also created a resentencing provision, Penal Code, section 1170.18, under which “[a]
person currently serving a sentence for a conviction . . . of a felony or felonies who would
have been guilty of a misdemeanor under the act that added this section (‘this act’) had
this act been in effect at the time of the offense may petition for a recall of sentence” and
request resentencing. (Pen. Code, § 1170.18, subd. (a).)

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a supplemental brief and did not do so. Having independently reviewed the record, we
conclude there are no issues that require further briefing, and shall affirm the judgment.
                      FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
       A juvenile wardship petition was filed July 20, 2012, alleging that then-17-year-
old appellant took a cell phone from the person of another (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (c)).
He admitted he violated Penal Code, section 487, subdivision (c), a felony, and the
juvenile court declared him a ward of the court and placed him on probation.
       A subsequent wardship petition was filed December 24, 2012, alleging appellant
attempted to take a person’s backpack (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 212.5, subd. (c), count 1),
assaulted the person by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245,
subd. (a)(4), count 2), and threatened the person (§ 422, count 3). Appellant admitted
count 1 as amended (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 487, subd. (c) [attempted grand theft from the
person of another]), a felony, and the remaining counts were dismissed. The juvenile
court continued appellant on probation.
       On November 13, 2013, the probation officer filed a progress report noting
appellant was doing well at home, was in school, and was in a job training program. The
probation officer recommended that the wardship petitions be dismissed and jurisdiction
be terminated. Thereafter, the juvenile court terminated probation and dismissed the
petitions. The court also noted that appellant had paid all fines and fees.
       On January 14, 2015, appellant filed a motion under Proposition 47 and Welfare
and Institutions Code, section 778, asking to have his offenses reclassified as
misdemeanors and his maximum period of confinement reduced, have his restitution
fines and fees reduced from $220 to $22, and have his DNA sample destroyed. The
juvenile court denied the motion. On July 31, 2015, appellant renewed his motion,
requesting the same relief he did on January 14, 2015, but citing Penal Code,
section 1170.18, in support of his request to have his offenses reduced to misdemeanors,
and citing Welfare and Institutions Code, section 786, in support of his request to have
his records sealed.

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       On August 18, 2015, the juvenile court granted the motion to reduce the offenses
to misdemeanors and reduced the maximum period of confinement. The court denied the
request to reduce the restitution fines and fees, and continued the matter as it related to
appellant’s requests to have his DNA sample destroyed and have his records sealed.
       Thereafter, appellant filed a petition under Penal Code, section 1170.18, to have
his offenses declared misdemeanors. At a September 4, 2015, hearing on the remaining
issues, the juvenile court noted it had already reduced the offenses to misdemeanors but
was going to do so again “now that the paperwork has been filled out . . . .” The court
also granted appellant’s request to have his DNA sample destroyed. The court denied
appellant’s motion to seal records, noting he was not eligible for sealing under Welfare
and Institutions Code, section 786—which came into effect in January 2015, and did not
apply retroactively—but that he could “try and seal his record under [Welfare and
Institutions Code, section] 781 which was the law in 2013 when this case was
terminated.”
                                            DISCUSSION
       Appellant’s counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende, supra,
25 Cal. 3d 436, and asks this court to independently review the entire record to determine
if it contains any issues which would, if resolved favorably to the appellant, result in
reversal or modification. A review of the record has disclosed no reasonably arguable
appellate issue, and we are satisfied that counsel has fully complied with his
responsibilities. (Ibid.; People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106.) The juvenile court did
not err in denying appellant’s request to have his restitution fines and fees reduced. The
court did not err in denying his motion to seal under Welfare and Institutions Code,
section 786. (See People v. Ledesma (2006) 39 Cal. 4th 641, 664 [“A new or amended
statute applies prospectively only, unless the Legislature clearly expresses an intent that it
operate retroactively”].) Appellant was adequately represented by counsel at every stage
of the proceedings. There are no issues that require further briefing.
                                        DISPOSITION
       The orders are affirmed.

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                                McGuiness, P.J.

We concur:

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Pollak, J.

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Siggins, J.

A146197, In re A.D.

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