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Filed 3/4/24 P. v. Velasco CA4/2
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           IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                   FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION TWO

 THE PEOPLE,

          Plaintiff and Respondent,                                      E082338

 v.                                                                      (Super.Ct.No. RIF2301644)

 SALVADOR VELASCO,                                                       OPINION

          Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Walter H. Kubelun,

Judge. Affirmed.

         Siri Shetty, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

         Charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in a correctional

facility, with allegations of two prior strike offenses (Pen. Code, §§ 4573.6, 667,

subds. (c), (e)(2)(A), 1170.12, subd. (c)(2)(A)), defendant and appellant Salvador

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Velasco declined an initial plea offer of four years in prison. He later pled guilty to the

lesser offense of unauthorized in-custody possession of drugs (Pen. Code, § 4573.8) in

exchange for a sentence of two years eight months, to run consecutively to his term for a

Los Angeles County case, case No. VA060588. Velasco admitted a prior as part of the

plea agreement (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (a)), the trial court imposed the agreed-upon

sentence, and Velasco now appeals.

       On appeal, this court appointed counsel to represent defendant. Counsel’s review

of the record uncovered no arguable issues, including after consultation with Appellate

Defenders, Inc. (See People v. Johnson (1981) 123 Cal.App.3d 106, 109 [threshold for

“an arguable issue” requires “a reasonable potential for success”]; see also Redante v.

Yockelson (2003) 112 Cal.App.4th 1351, 1356 [counsel cannot contrive arguable issues].)

Counsel therefore filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d

436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of facts, a

statement of the case, and requesting that we independently review the record. Without

suggesting any defect or omission, counsel suggested that we review whether defendant

was sentenced according to his plea bargain terms. Defendant did not respond to notice

of his opportunity to file a supplemental brief.

       Defendant’s generic appeal requires no further background discussion. Having

examined the record and completed our independent review (People v. Kelly (2006)

40 Cal.4th 106), we find no arguable issues.

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                                 DISPOSITION

     The judgment is affirmed.

     NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS

                                               McKINSTER
                                                           Acting P. J.

We concur:

CODRINGTON
                       J.

FIELDS
                       J.

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