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Filed 3/17/21 P. v. Alexander CA4/1
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                COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION ONE

                                         STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                          D077661

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                          (Super. Ct. No. SCS299726)

KENDOL J. ALEXANDER,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County,
Garry G. Haehnle, Judge. Affirmed.
         Jeffrey Manning-Cartwright, under appointment by the Court of
Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
         Kendol J. Alexander pleaded guilty to resisting or obstructing an

executive officer (Pen. Code,1 § 69) and admitted a strike prior (§ 667,
subds. (b)-(i)) as part of a plea agreement. Under that agreement the parties
stipulated to a 32-month sentence (one-third the lower term, doubled due to

1        All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
the strike prior). The remaining charges and allegations were dismissed.
Alexander was sentenced to a 32-month term as stipulated by the parties.
      Several months prior to the guilty plea, the court suspended criminal
proceedings under section 1368. Alexander was given a mental examination.
Alexander was later found competent to stand trial.
      Also, before the guilty plea, Alexander made a motion to replace
appointed counsel. (People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal. 3d 118.) The court
conducted a hearing and denied the motion.
      Following his sentencing, Alexander filed a timely notice of appeal and
obtained a certificate of probable cause (§ 1237.5).
      Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979)
25 Cal. 3d 436 (Wende) indicating counsel has not been able to identify any
arguable issue for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks the court to review the
record for error as mandated by Wende. We offered Alexander the
opportunity to file his own brief on appeal, but he has not responded.
                           STATEMENT OF FACTS
      The factual basis for the guilty plea was stated in the change of plea
form: “willfully and unlawfully resisted an executive officer with force. The
executive officer was lawfully performing his duties.”
                                 DISCUSSION
      As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks
the court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review, and
in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel
has identified possible issues that were considered in evaluating the potential
merits of this appeal:
      1. Whether the trial court erred in determining Alexander was
competent to stand trial; and

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     2. Whether Alexander’s plea was free and voluntary.
     We have reviewed the entire record as required by Wende and Anders.
We have not discovered any arguable issues for reversal on appeal.
Competent counsel has represented Alexander on this appeal.
                               DISPOSITION
     The judgment is affirmed.

                                                    HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

HALLER, J.

DO, J.

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