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Filed 12/14/15 P. v. Boccara CA1/5
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               IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                       FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,
         Plaintiff and Respondent,
                                                                     A144026
v.
MARCO SERGIO BOCCARA,                                                (San Mateo County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. SC078247A)
         Defendant and Appellant.

         Marco Boccara was placed on felony probation in the San Mateo Superior Court
following his admission to possession of heroin. He was not successful. His original
Proposition 36 probation was terminated after several failures to report to the probation
officer and arrests for new offenses. Boccara was continued on probation. His probation
was again revoked for failure to report to the probation officer. On December 31, 2014,
he admitted the violations. The court sentenced him to a 44-day term in county jail, with
probation to terminate upon his release. His hand-written notice of appeal states that it is
taken from the “judgment.”1
         Assigned counsel has submitted a Wende2 brief, certifying that counsel has been
unable to identify any issues for appellate review. Counsel also has submitted a
declaration confirming that she has attempted to advise Boccara of his right to personally

         1
        Boccara also admitted violation of his terms of probation in a separate matter and
received a concurrent county jail term. The only notice of appeal was filed in the instant
case.
         2
             People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.

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file a supplemental brief raising any points which he wishes to call to the court’s
attention.3 No supplemental brief has been submitted. As required, we have
independently reviewed the record. (People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 109–110.)
       We find no arguable issues and therefore affirm.
                   I.       BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
       Boccara was arrested by Foster City police officers on May 17, 2013, on an
outstanding warrant for his arrest.4 He was searched incident to that arrest and officers
found crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, clonazepam pills, and two glass pipes on his
person. Boccara was charged with several drug-related offenses and, on May 29, 2013,
pled guilty to a felony violation of Health and Safety Code section 11350 (possession of
heroin). The remaining charges were dismissed on the district attorney’s motion.
Boccara was placed on supervised probation for a period of three years under Proposition
36. He admitted probation violations on September 9, 2013, and on June 24, 2014. On
his second violation, the court reinstated probation, but excluded Boccara from
Proposition 36 treatment.
       On December 15, 2014, the court reduced Boccara’s felony conviction to a
misdemeanor pursuant to Proposition 47. (Pen. Code, § 1170.18.) On December 31,
2014, Boccara admitted a further violations of probation for failure to report to his
probation officer and probation was terminated. The court ordered him to serve 44 days
in county jail, and ordered credit for 44 days served, with probation to terminate upon his
release.
       Boccara filed a timely notice of appeal on January 12, 2015.

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        Counsel’s declaration states that she has tried repeatedly to locate and
communicate with Boccara at his last known address, but she has been unable to contact
him and mail to him was returned undelivered. Counsel earlier moved to abate this
appeal on the basis that mail sent to Boccara had been returned with a notation that he
was deceased. We denied the motion absent evidence confirming his death. Counsel
avers that she has sent to Boccara’s last known address a copy of the opening brief.
       4
      Facts of the underlying offenses are taken from the probation officer’s
memorandum and request for a bench warrant.

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                                    II.    DISCUSSION
       No cognizable issues are before us relating to Boccara’s guilt or to his plea.
(People v. Mendez (1999) 19 Cal.4th 1084, 1097.) Boccara was represented by counsel
at the probation revocation hearing and made a knowing and voluntary admission of the
violations. No abuse of the trial court’s “broad discretion” in sentencing is shown.
(People v. Sandoval (2007) 41 Cal.4th 825, 847.) No arguable issues are presented.
                                   III.   DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                 _________________________
                                                 BRUINIERS, J.

WE CONCUR:

_________________________
JONES, P. J.

_________________________
NEEDHAM, J.

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