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                    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                         D066925

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCD228523)

TERRILL ANTHONY BELL,

         Defendant and Appellant.

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

Kenneth K. So, Judge. Affirmed.

         Lindsay M. Ball, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

         As part of a plea agreement, Terrill Anthony Bell entered a guilty plea to one

count of voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code,1 § 192, subd. (a)). Bell also admitted one

strike prior conviction (§ 667, subd. (b)-(i)), one serious felony prior conviction (§ 667,

1        All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified.
subd. (a)(1)) and one prison prior conviction (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The parties stipulated

that Bell would receive a sentence of 18 years in prison. Bell was sentenced to an 18-

year term pursuant to the plea agreement.

       Bell filed a timely notice of appeal, however he did not obtain 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 been unable to identify any reasonably

arguable issues for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks this court to review the record for

error as mandated by Wende. We offered Bell the opportunity to file his own brief on

appeal, but he has not responded.

                                 STATEMENT OF FACTS

       The parties stipulated that the transcript of the preliminary hearing established the

factual basis for the plea. The transcript reflects that on September 16, 2004, Bell was

driving a vehicle. At that time he fired a gunshot at the victim's car. The shot hit and

killed the victim.

                                        DISCUSSION

       As we have indicated, counsel has asked this court to review the record for error

pursuant to Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436. Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386

U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel has identified the following possible, but not arguable issues

to assist this court's review of the record:

       1. Whether the court abused its discretion in denying Bell's request for a lesser

restitution fine than the $10,000 fine imposed by the court?

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       2. Whether the court properly awarded custody credits pursuant to In re Rojas

(1979) 23 Cal.3d 152?

       3. Whether the court properly applied enhancements under section 667.5,

subdivisions (a) and (b))?

       We have reviewed the entire record and have not identified any reasonably

arguable issues for reversal on appeal. Competent counsel has represented Bell on this

appeal.

                                    DISPOSITION

       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                                          HUFFMAN, J.

WE CONCUR:

              McCONNELL, P. J.

                  McDONALD, J.

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