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Date Created: 2014-06-04 19:01:20.661707+00
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Filed 6/4/14 P. v. Segobia 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,                                       E060007

v.                                                                       (Super.Ct.No. RIF10001768)

ALBERT VALENTINE SEGOBIA III,                                            OPINION

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Bernard Schwartz, Judge.

Affirmed.

         Theresa Osterman Stevenson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for

Defendant and Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

         This is defendant and appellant Albert Valentine Segobia III’s second appeal

following a remand. We find no error and will affirm.

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                                               I

                                      BACKGROUND

       In 2011, a jury found defendant guilty of unlawful possession of a drug, to wit

heroin, in a penal institution (Pen. Code, § 4573.6, count 1),1 and unlawful possession of

a syringe in a penal institution (§ 4573.8, count 2).2 Defendant thereafter admitted that

he had suffered four prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) and one prior strike conviction

(§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, subd. (a)). As a result, defendant was sentenced to a

total term of 10 years in state prison with credit for time served as follows: six years on

count 1, plus four consecutive one-year terms for each of the four prior prison term

allegations; the sentence on count 2 was stayed pursuant to section 654. (See People v.

Segobia III (Aug. 5, 2013, E055050) nonpub. opn.)

       Defendant thereafter appealed his judgment in case No. E055050. In his first

appeal, we reversed defendant’s conviction on count 2 for “possession of heroin while in

a penal institution, under section 4573.8” and also directed the clerk of the superior court

       1   All future statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise stated.

       2  We note that this court in the prior nonpublished opinion relied on the amended
information filed September 8, 2011, and the parties’ briefs, and inadvertently referred
to count 1 as unlawful possession of a syringe in a penal institution in violation of
section 4573.6, and count 2 as unlawful possession of heroin in a penal institution in
violation of section 4573.8. (See People v. Segobia III, supra, E055050.) Although
the languages of sections 4573.6 and 4573.8 appear to be similar, a violation of
section 4573.6 is unlawful possession of a controlled substance in a penal institution and
a violation of section 4573.8 is unlawful possession of drugs or paraphernalia in prison or
jail. (See § 4573.6 [felony to possess controlled substances where prisoners are kept];
§ 4573.8 [felony to possess drugs or paraphernalia in prison or jail].)

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to prepare an amended abstract of judgment reflecting the reversal and noting that

defendant was convicted by jury, not court trial, and to forward a certified copy of the

amended abstract of judgment to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (See

People v. Segobia III, supra, E055050.)

       On remand, the trial court dismissed defendant’s conviction on count 2 for

possession of a syringe in a penal institution in violation of section 4573.8 and ordered

the abstract of judgment amended to “reflect jury trial—not court trial” as directed by this

court. On October 15, 2013, an amended abstract of judgment3 was filed reflecting

defendant’s conviction and sentence of six years in state prison on count 1 for possession

of heroin in a penal institution in violation of section 4573.6, plus four one-year terms for

each of the four prior prison term allegations.

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                                       DISCUSSION

       Defendant again appealed, and upon his request, this court appointed counsel to

represent him. After examination of the record, 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 conduct an independent review of the record.

       3  A second amended abstract of judgment was filed on March 25, 2014, amending
the abstract to reflect a trial by jury.

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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 arguable issues.

                                            III

                                     DISPOSITION

       The judgment is affirmed.

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                                                              RAMIREZ
                                                                                     P. J.
We concur:

KING
                          J.

CODRINGTON
                          J.

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