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Filed 4/6/16 P. v. Cabral CA4/2

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           IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                   FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                      E064974

v.                                                                      (Super.Ct.No. FRE03988)

ANTHONY CABRAL,                                                         OPINION

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Michael A. Smith,

Judge. (Retired judge of the San Bernardino Super. Ct. assigned by the Chief Justice

pursuant to art. VI, § 6 of the Cal. Const.) Affirmed.

         Lizabeth Weis, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

                            FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

         In September 2001, a jury convicted defendant and appellant Anthony Cabral of

possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, for sale under Health and Safety

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Code section 11378; possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm

under Health and Safety Code section 11370.1, subdivision (a); possession of a controlled

substance under Health and Safety Code section 11350, subdivision (a); and felon in

possession of a firearm under Penal Code section 12021, subdivision (a)(1) (repealed

2012, now Penal Code section 29800). The trial court sentenced defendant under the

Three Strikes law to 50 years to life. (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subd. (e)(2), 1170.12,

subd. (c)(2).)

       On direct appeal, we affirmed the judgment, and remanded the case to the trial

court. (People v. Cabral (Jan. 28, 2003, E030854) [nonpub. opn.].) On remand, the trial

court explained the reasons for consecutive sentences in count 1 and count 4: “Court

finds after listening to arguments of the counsel that counts 1 and 4 arose from separate

and independent facts.” The court then adopted the previous sentence of 50 years to life.

(People v. Cabral (Jan. 15, 2014, E058860) [nonpub. opn.].)

       On March 14, 2013, defendant filed a motion to recall his sentence based on the

Three Strikes Reform Act or Proposition 36. (Pen. Code, § 1170.126.) On March 21,

2013, the trial court denied the petition because defendant’s “current commitment

offenses include [Health and Safety Code section] 11378 possession of controlled

substance while armed with a firearm. Since defendant was armed with a firearm in the

commission of the offense the defendant is not eligible for resentencing under [Penal

Code section] 1170.126.” Defendant appealed the trial court’s ruling. On January 15,

2014, we affirmed the trial court’s denial of the motion to recall. (People v. Cabral (Jan.

15, 2014, E058860) [nonpub. opn.].)

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       On September 23, 2015, defendant filed a motion for reconsideration of the

petition for recall of sentence. He contended that counts 1 through 3 were not

convictions for serious or violent felonies, and that as set forth under People v. Johnson

(2015) 61 Cal. 4th 674, he is entitled to recall and evaluation of his sentence on a count-

by-count basis.

       On October 26, 2016, the trial court denied defendant’s motion for

reconsideration. The court ruled that defendant’s “convictions resulted from seizure of

various drugs from his residence on the same occasion. Firearm and ammunition were

also seized. Defendant was convicted of [Health and Safety Code, section] 11370.1[,

subdivision] (a), possession of drugs while armed with a firearm. Defendant was

therefore armed in the commission of each of the offenses and therefore is ineligible for

relief under [Penal Code section] 1170.126.”

       On November 25, 2015, defendant filed a timely notice of appeal.

                                      DISCUSSION1

       After defendant appealed, and upon his request, this court appointed counsel to

represent him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979)

25 Cal. 3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of

the case, a summary of the facts and potential arguable issues, and requesting this court to

undertake a review of the entire record.

       1 Since this is an appeal from the court’s denial of defendant’s recall petition, the
underlying facts are not relevant to this appeal.

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      We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, but he

has not done so. Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106, we

have independently reviewed the record for potential error and find no error.

                                     DISPOSITION

      The judgment is affirmed.

      NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS

                                                              MILLER
                                                                                Acting P. J.

We concur:

CODRINGTON
                          J.

SLOUGH
                          J.

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