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Date Created: 2015-06-11 20:04:59.879591+00
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Filed 6/11/15 P. v. Tyler CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                        (Shasta)
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THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C077184

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                    (Super. Ct. Nos. 09F7289 &
                                                                                         09F2587)
         v.

LLOYD EDWARD TYLER,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         Appointed counsel for defendant Lloyd Edward Tyler has asked this court to
review the record to determine whether there exist any arguable issues on appeal.
(People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436.) Finding no arguable error that would result in a
disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment.
                                                  BACKGROUND
         On September 29, 2009, California Highway Patrol Officer Tim Larios stopped
the vehicle defendant was driving because the vehicle had expired registration tags.
Defendant also was driving the vehicle with a suspended license. Officer Larios also

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noticed a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle
revealed 2,713 grams of marijuana. Defendant was arrested and charged in Shasta
County Superior Court case No. 09F7289 (7289) with numerous felonies including
possessing marijuana for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359.) The People also alleged
defendant was previously convicted of a strike offense. (Pen. Code, § 1170.12, subds.
(a) - (d).)1 Defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges, denied the strike allegation, and
was released on his own recognizance.
       On June 18, 2010, defendant failed to appear at a trial readiness hearing in case
No. 7289. Accordingly, the trial court revoked its own recognizance release and issued
an arrest warrant. The People subsequently charged defendant in Shasta County Superior
Court, case No. 12F2587 (2587) with failing to appear in case No. 7289. (§ 1320, subd.
(b).) The People further alleged defendant committed his crime while released on his
recognizance (§ 12022.1) and was previously convicted of a strike offense. (§ 1170.12,
subds. (a) - (d).)
       In May 2012, in case No. 7289, defendant pleaded no contest to possessing
marijuana for sale and admitted being previously convicted of a strike offense; however,
defendant also reserved his right to file a Romero2 motion. The remaining charges were
dismissed along with four, unrelated misdemeanor charges. Defendant failed to appear at
the scheduled hearing for judgment and sentencing in that case.
       Then, in April 2014, defendant pleaded no contest to the charged count of failing
to appear in case No. 2587, and admitted to committing that offense while on bail. Both
cases were referred to probation for a report and recommendation.

1      Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
2      People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal. 4th 497 (Romero).

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         On August 11, 2014, the trial court granted the Romero motion, striking
defendant's prior conviction, and sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of five years
eight months in state prison. The court also imposed various fines and fees and awarded
defendant 336 days of custody credit. Defendant appeals without a certificate of probable
cause.
                                        DISCUSSION
         Counsel filed an opening brief setting forth the facts of the case and asks us to
review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal.
(People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d 436.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right
to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More
than 30 days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant.
         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 judgment is affirmed.

                                                          NICHOLSON             , Acting P. J.

We concur:

         ROBIE                , J.

         MURRAY               , J.

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