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Filed 11/30/23 P. v. Keener CA1/4
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                            FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                        DIVISION FOUR

 THE PEOPLE,
           Plaintiff and Respondent,
                                                               A167069
 v.
 VON ERIC KEENER,                                              (Humboldt County Super.
                                                               Ct. No. CR2100871)
      Defendant and
 Appellant.

          Von Eric Keener appeals his conviction and sentence after
entering a guilty plea to one count of failure to register as a
transient sex offender (Penal Code1 section 290.011,
subdivision (a)), which was charged as a felony pursuant to
section 290.018, subdivision (b).2 Pursuant to the terms of his
plea agreement, Keener was sentenced to 8 months on that count,

          1 All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal

Code.
          2 Section 290.018, subdivision (b), provides in relevant part

that a person who is required to register as a sex offender “who
has a prior conviction or juvenile adjudication for the offense of
failing to register under the act and who subsequently and
willfully violates any requirement of the act is guilty of a felony
and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 16
months, or two or three years.” (§ 290.018, subd. (b).)

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representing one-third the mid-term, to run consecutive to a
three-year term on another pending felony case.
      Keener requested a certificate of probable cause pursuant
to section 1237.5, asserting that he was allowed to plead to a
“legally impossible crime” because the conviction for which he
was required to register as a sex offender was a misdemeanor
sexual battery, meaning that he should have been convicted only
as a misdemeanant, not as a felon, for willful failure to register
under section 290.011. The court denied his request for a
certificate of probable cause, and Keener did not seek writ review
of that decision. (In re Brown (1973) 9 Cal.3d 679, 683 [“Where a
certificate of probable cause has been denied on the merits the
remedy is to seek review of the propriety of the denial.”].)
      Keener’s appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People
v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) summarizing the facts
and asking this court to independently review the record to
identify any issues warranting relief. Along with the brief,
counsel submitted a declaration stating that she had advised
Keener of his right to file a supplemental brief; Keener has not
done so.
      Finding no arguable non-certificate issues, we will affirm.
                          DISCUSSION
      In entering his guilty plea to count one of the amended
information, charging him with a felony violation of section
290.011, subdivision (a), Keener stipulated that the preliminary
hearing established a factual basis for his plea. The preliminary
hearing established that he was required to register as a

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transient sex offender based on a prior conviction for section
261.5, subdivision (d) (unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor
under age 16 by an adult over 21), and that he failed to do so.
Keener was properly advised before entering his guilty plea, and
he was sentenced pursuant to the terms of his agreement.
       Having reviewed the record pursuant to People v. Wende,
supra, 25 Cal.3d 436, we find no issues requiring further briefing.
                             DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

                                           BROWN, P. J.

WE CONCUR:

GOLDMAN, J.
HIRAMOTO, J.

People v. Keener (A167069)

       
        Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of
Contra Costa, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article
VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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