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Filed 9/30/15 P. v. Noland CA4/1
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                    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                         D067210

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCD256270,
                                                                     SCD254119)
EDWARD REESE NOLAND, JR.,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County,

Timothy R. Walsh, Judge. Affirmed.

         Joshua M. Mulligan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant

and Appellant.

         No appearance by Respondent.

         Edward Reese Noland, Jr. entered guilty pleas in two separate criminal cases

based upon a stipulated sentence to a term of 12 years four months.

         In case No. SCD246270, Noland pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully taking

or driving a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), one count of residential burglary
(Pen. Code,1 § 459), and one count of vandalism (§ 594, subd. (a)(1)). He also admitted

the serious/violent felony prior conviction alleged in that case.

       In case No. SCD254119, Noland pleaded guilty to one count of residential

burglary (§ 459). Noland admitted one serious felony prior conviction (§ 667,

subd. (a)(1)) and one serious/violent felony prior conviction (§ 667, subds. (b)-(i)).

       At sentencing the parties realized that the sentence could not be calculated to fit

the stipulation unless the court struck one of the serious/violent felony allegations. On

motion of the People the court struck one of the serious/violent felony prior allegations

and imposed the stipulated sentence of 12 years four months.

       Noland filed a timely notice of appeal.

       Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25
Cal. 4th 436 (Wende) indicating he has not been able to identify any reasonably arguable

issue for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks this court to review the record for error as

mandated by Wende. We offered Noland the opportunity to file a brief on his own

behalf, but Noland has not responded.

                                 STATEMENT OF FACTS

       Since this appeal arises from guilty pleas, we will include a very brief summary of

the facts of the offenses as set forth in the probation officer's report.

1      All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified.
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                                   Case No. SCD254119

       On January 24, 2014, Noland and two codefendants burglarized a dwelling. They

were observed carrying two televisions away from the victim's residence. They told the

witness they were just "collecting." The witness took down the license plate of the car in

which Noland and his compatriots drove away. The car had been reported stolen.

       The victim reported the loss of two televisions and some personal items.

                                   Case No. SCD256270

       On May 23, 2015 police were searching for a vehicle taken during a residential

burglary. Noland was observed entering the car using a key that electronically opened

the door. Noland and the codefendants ran from police. Noland was observed discarding

a loaded semiautomatic handgun.

       A subsequent search of a hotel room registered to Noland and a codefendant

produced a quantity of stolen items. Noland and the codefendant admitted being present

at the burglary when the vehicle was stolen.

                                       DISCUSSION

       As we have stated, appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Wende, supra, 25
Cal. 3d 436, indicating he has been unable to identify any reasonably arguable issues for

reversal on appeal. Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders),

counsel has identified the following possible, but not reasonably arguable issues to assist

the court in the review of the record for error:

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      1. Whether Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a), is a charge that should

have been included in Proposition 47 (§ 1170.18) changes and reduced to a

misdemeanor?

      2. If Noland is eligible for resentencing under section 1170.18, may that be

accomplished in the Court of Appeal or must it be conducted in the trial court?

      3. Did the court abuse its discretion in refusing to consider sentencing Noland to a

drug rehabilitation program?

      We have reviewed the entire record as mandated by Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d 436

and Anders, supra, 386 U.S. 738. Based on the record before us we have been unable to

identify any reasonably arguable issue for reversal on appeal. Competent counsel has

represented Noland on this appeal.

                                     DISPOSITION

      The judgment is affirmed.

                                                                 HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

                       NARES, J.

                   McINTYRE, J.

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