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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,                                                          B255391

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                   (Los Angeles County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. KA072023)
         v.

MARLON BROWN,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, William
C. Ryan, Judge. Affirmed.
         California Appellate Project, Jonathan B. Steiner, Executive Director, and Richard
B. Lennon, Staff Attorney, under appointments by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant
and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
                                          _______________________
       Defendant and appellant Marlon Brown was convicted by plea in 2005 of
attempted robbery, in violation of Penal Code sections 664/211.1 Defendant was
sentenced to 25 years-to-life pursuant to the three strikes law (§§ 1170.12, subds. (b)-(i)
and 667, subds. (a)-(d)) because he had previously been convicted of four counts of
residential burglary (§459).
       Defendant filed a petition for recall of sentence pursuant to section 1170.126,
enacted in 2012 by the passage of Proposition 36. Defendant requested to be resentenced
as a second strike offender under the terms of the statute.
       The trial court appointed counsel to represent defendant on the petition. The
District Attorney opposed the petition on the ground defendant was currently serving an
indeterminate life sentence under the three strikes law for conviction of the serious
felony of attempted robbery. (§ 1192.7, subd. (c) (19).) The trial court denied the
petition because defendant’s current serious felony conviction renders him ineligible for
relief under section 1170.126, subdivision (e)(2).
       Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. This court appointed counsel for
defendant. Appointed counsel filed a brief raising no issues, but requested this court to
independently review the record for arguable contentions pursuant to People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Defendant was advised by letter from this court of his right to file
a supplemental brief within 30 days.
       Defendant filed a letter brief with this court, which details his acceptance or
responsibility for his prior conduct, his understanding of right and wrong, and the steps
toward rehabilitation he has taken while incarcerated. Defendant requests resentencing,
but does not make a legal argument justifying relief under section 1170.126.
       Our review of the record indicates that the trial court properly denied the petition
for resentencing. Defendant is statutorily ineligible for resentencing due to his current
conviction of a serious felony. Although defendant’s acceptance of responsibility and

       1   All statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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steps toward rehabilitation are commendable, they do not provide a basis for resentencing
under the language of section 1170.126.
      We have conducted an independent review of the record on appeal. There are no
arguable appellate contentions in this case. The judgment is affirmed. (Smith v. Robbins
(2000) 528 U.S. 259.)

             KRIEGLER, J.

We concur:

             MOSK, Acting P. J.

             MINK. J. *

      *  Retired judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court assigned by the Chief
Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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