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Filed 6/17/21 P. v. Padilla CA4/1
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                COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION ONE

                                         STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 THE PEOPLE,                                                          D077977

           Plaintiff and Respondent,

           v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCN104084)

 VICTOR PADILLA, JR.,

           Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County,
Joan P. Weber, Judge. Affirmed.
         Alex Kreit, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant
and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
         In October 2000, Victor Padilla pleaded guilty to one count of second

degree murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a)) and one count of premeditated
attempted murder (§§ 664 & 187, subd. (a)). The parties stipulated to a total
sentence of 15 years to life in prison. The factual basis for the pleas was the

1        All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
transcript of the preliminary hearing. That record included testimony that
Padilla fired a gun at the victims’ car at least 10 to 15 times. Padilla was
sentenced to the stipulated term of imprisonment.
      Padilla appealed and this court affirmed the judgment in an
unpublished opinion filed September 28, 2001. (People v. Padilla (Sept. 28,
2001, D037148) [nonpub. opn.].)
      In 2019, Padilla filed a petition for resentencing under section 1170.95.
The trial court appointed counsel, obtained briefing, reviewed the record of
conviction, and this court’s prior opinion. Ultimately, the court denied the
petition by written order finding Padilla’s admission of premeditation and
intent to kill plus evidence he was one of the active participants in shooting
the victims. The court found Padilla had not stated a prima facie case for
relief under section 1170.95.
      Padilla filed a timely notice of appeal.
      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 issues for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks the court to review the
record for error as mandated by Wende. We offered Padilla the opportunity to

file his own brief on appeal, but he has not responded.2
                                 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 the following possible issue that was considered in evaluating
the potential merits of this appeal: Did the trial court err by concluding that

2    A summary of the facts of the offenses is set forth in our prior opinion.
We will not repeat them here.
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Padilla had failed to make a prima facie showing that he is eligible for
resentencing pursuant to section 1170.95?
      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 Padilla on this appeal.
                                DISPOSITION
      The order denying Padilla’s petition for resentencing under
section 1170.95 is affirmed.

                                                      HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

O'ROURKE, J.

DATO, J.

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