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Filed 4/2/14 P. v. Larson CA4/1

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                    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                         D063899

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCE195230)

HARVEY EUGENE LARSON,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment and order of the Superior Court of San Diego County,

Louis R. Hanoian and David J. Danielson, Judges. Affirmed.

         Defendant Harvey Eugene Larson was convicted of one count of resisting an

executive officer (Pen. Code,1 § 69; count 1) and one count of exhibiting a deadly

weapon to a police officer to resist arrest (§ 417.8; count 2). It was also found that

Larson personally used a deadly or dangerous weapon in the commission of count 1

(§ 12022, subd. (b)(1), he had three prison priors (§ 667.5, subd. (b)), one serious felony

prior (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), and three strike priors (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12).

1        All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
       Thereafter, the court declined to strike one of Larson's strike priors. The court

sentenced him to a term of 25 years to life, plus nine years, consisting of 25 years to life

for count 1, one year for the section 12022, subdivision (b) enhancement, five years for

the section 667, subdivision (a)(1) prior, and three years for the section 667.5,

subdivision (b) prison priors. The sentence for count 2 was stayed under section 654.

       In March 2013 Larson filed a petition for sentence recall under the Three Strikes

Law. In April 2013 the court denied the petition, finding the section 1170.126 recall did

not apply because his current offense was a serious felony.

       Counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436

(Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders) raising possible, but not

arguable, issues. We offered Larson the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal.

       Larson responded by filing as a "responsive brief" a petition for writ of habeas

corpus with the Superior Court of San Diego County asserting Proposition 36, the Three

Strikes Reform Act of 2012, does not apply to nonserious felonies such as exhibiting a

screwdriver. He also asserts (1) that error negated the court's use of an out-of-state

conviction as a five-year enhancement; (2) use of an out-of state conviction as a strike

and enhancement was improper; (3) use of an out-of-state conviction as a third strike was

improper; (4) the out-of-state conviction should have been considered a misdemeanor;

and (5) the out-of-state conviction does not constitute a serious felony.

       Larson thereafter requested leave to amend his supplemental brief, which request

we granted. Larson filed as an amended supplemental brief another habeas petition

raising the same issues as his original supplemental brief.

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                               FACTUAL BACKGROUND

       The record in this matter does not contain a description of the underlying facts

constituting the current offenses. However, they are not relevant to this appeal.

                                       DISCUSSION

       As we have previously noted, appellate counsel has filed a brief indicating he is

unable to identify any argument for reversal and asks this court to review the record for

error as mandated by Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d 436. Pursuant to Anders, supra, 386 U.S.
738, the brief identifies the following possible, but not arguable, issue:

       1. Did the trial court err in concluding Larson did not qualify for recall of

sentence and resentencing under section 1170.126?

       We have reviewed the entire record in accordance with Wende, supra, 25
Cal. 3d 436 and Anders, supra, 386 U.S. 738, and Larson's responsive/supplemental

briefs, and have not found any reasonably arguable appellate issues. Competent counsel

has represented Larson on appeal.

                                       DISPOSITION

       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                                                 NARES, J.
WE CONCUR:

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

O'ROURKE, J.

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