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Date Created: 2023-10-09 18:04:03.906859+00
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Filed 10/9/23 P. v. Khademi CA3
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                IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                        (Placer)
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    THE PEOPLE,                                                                                C098554

                    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                     (Super. Ct. No. 62-152196)

           v.

    DAVOOD KHADEMI,

                    Defendant and Appellant.

         Defendant Davood Khademi appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for
resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.18.1 Appointed counsel filed a brief raising
no arguable issues under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 or People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, requesting we exercise our discretion to review the entire record
for arguable issues on appeal. Defendant filed a supplemental brief. We shall affirm.

1        Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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                                     BACKGROUND
       Defendant swung a knife at the victim in a matter likely causing death or great
bodily injury. On September 16, 2020, defendant pleaded no contest to assault with a
deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)). The trial court sentenced defendant on April 27,
2021, to two years (low term).
       On March 23, 2023, defendant filed a petition for resentencing to reduce his
felony to a misdemeanor under section 1170.18, subdivision (f). On April 13, 2023, the
trial court held a hearing on the motion and found defendant’s conviction does “not fall
within [section] 1170.18.”
                                       DISCUSSION
       Appointed counsel filed an opening brief setting forth the facts of the case and
asking this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable
issues on appeal. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436; People v. Delgadillo, supra,
14 Cal.5th 216.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a supplemental
brief within 30 days of the date of filing the opening brief.
       Defendant filed a supplemental brief. Though largely illegible, it appears
defendant is challenging the trial court denying his petition for resentencing under section
1170.18. We find no error here. Section 1170.18 in part provides that persons who have
completed felony sentences for certain offenses may apply to have their convictions
“designated as misdemeanors.” (§ 1170.18, subd. (f).) In such cases, the convictions
“shall be considered a misdemeanor for all purposes.” (§ 1170.18, subd. (k).) One
purpose of this section “was to ‘[r]equire misdemeanors instead of felonies for
nonserious, nonviolent crimes like petty theft and drug possession.’ ” (People v. Pak
(2016) 3 Cal.App.5th 1111, 1120, italics added.) Defendant’s conviction for assault with
a deadly weapon, violating section 245, subdivision (a), is not a qualifying conviction.
(§ 1170.18, subd. (a).) In other words, the offense of assault with a deadly weapon
remains a felony. (§ 245, subd. (a)(1).)

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       Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error
that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
                                       DISPOSITION
       The trial court’s order is affirmed.

                                                      /s/
                                                  EARL, P. J.

We concur:

    /s/
RENNER, J.

    /s/
MESIWALA, J.

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