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Filed 5/15/23 P. v. Parson CA4/1
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                COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION ONE

                                         STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 THE PEOPLE,                                                          D081366

           Plaintiff and Respondent,

           v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. FVA1101104)

 TERRANCE PARSON,

           Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Bernardino
County, Steven A. Mapes, Judge. Affirmed.
         Terrance Parson, in pro. per.; and Marcia R. Clark, under appointment
by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
         In 2011, Terrance Parson was convicted of assault with a deadly

weapon (knife) (Pen. Code,1 § 245, subd. (a)(1)). He was found to have
suffered two strike prior convictions (§ 667, subds. (b)-(i)). Parson was
sentenced to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life in prison.

1        All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
      In 2022, Parson filed a petition for resentencing under section 1170.95
(now renumbered section 1172.6) although Parson was not convicted of any
homicide offense within the meaning of section 1172.6. The court appointed
counsel and held a hearing. Counsel stipulated Parson was not eligible for
relief under section 1172.6 since he was not charged with or convicted of any
of the offenses for which resentencing might be authorized. The court denied
the petition.
      Parson filed a timely notice of appeal.
      Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Delgadillo
(2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo), indicating counsel has not been able to
identify any arguable issues for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks the court to
exercise its discretion to independently review the record for error as we
would in a review under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). We
notified Parson that he could file his own brief on appeal. He has filed a
supplemental brief, which we will discuss later in this opinion.
      The facts of the underlying offense are not relevant to our analysis of
the legal issues in this appeal. We will not include a summary of the facts of
the offense in this opinion.
                                 DISCUSSION
      As we have noted, counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Delgadillo and
asks the court to exercise its discretion to independently review the record for
error. To assist the court in its review, and consistent with Anders v.
California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel has identified a possible
issue that was considered in evaluating the potential merits of this appeal:
Whether the court erred in finding Parson ineligible for resentencing because
his conviction was for a violation of section 245.

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      In his supplemental brief, Parson does not explain why a conviction for
a non-homicide offense should be eligible for resentencing under
section 1172.6. Instead, Parson advises he has asked appellate counsel to file
new motions under two different sets of legislative changes. Parson has not
identified any potentially meritorious issues for reversal of the order on this
appeal.
      We have independently reviewed the record for error in the same
manner as under Wende. We have not discovered any potentially meritorious
issues for reversal on appeal. Competent counsel has represented Parson on
this appeal.
                                DISPOSITION
      The order denying Parson’s petition for resentencing under
section 1172.6 is affirmed.

                                                       HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

BUCHANAN, J.

KELETY, J.

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