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Filed 7/24/15 P. v. Scott CA2/1
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE,                                                          B261776

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                   (Los Angeles County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. NA094280)
         v.

MICHAEL LAVELL SCOTT,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
James D. Otto, Judge. Affirmed.
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         Richard L. Fitzer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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       A felony complaint, filed on December 20, 2012, charged Michael Lavell Scott
with four counts of selling, offering to sell or transporting a controlled substance in
violation of Health and Safety Code section 11379, subdivision (a). The felony
complaint specially alleged that Scott had two prior convictions for robbery (Pen. Code,
§ 211) that qualified as strikes under the “Three Strikes” law (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds.
(b)-(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d)) and that he had served five prior prison terms within the
meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b).
       On January 15, 2013, Scott pleaded no contest to the four counts under Health and
Safety Code section 11379, subdivision (a), and admitted the special allegations related to
his prior convictions and prison terms. The trial court (Hon. Judith L. Meyer) sentenced
Scott to six years in state prison on each of the four counts, consisting of the midterm of
three years for the Health and Safety Code section 11379, subdivision (a), violation, plus
one year each for three of the prior prison terms. The court ordered the six-year terms on
counts 2, 3 and 4 to run concurrently with the six-year term on count 1. Pursuant to Penal
Code section 1385, the court struck the remaining special allegations, which consisted of
the prior strike convictions and two additional prior prison terms. Scott filed a petition
for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied on July 3, and a motion to recall his
sentence, which was denied on July 11.
       On November 17, Scott filed another petition to recall his sentence, asking the trial
court to reduce his convictions from felonies to misdemeanors so that he could be
resentenced under Proposition 47. (See Pen. Code, § 1170.18, subd. (a).) The trial court
(Hon. James Otto) denied the petition, concluding that the convictions were not eligible
for reduction under Proposition 47. Scott timely appealed.
       We appointed counsel to represent Scott in the matter. After examining the
record, counsel filed a Wende brief raising no issues on appeal and requesting that
we independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) On
June 4, 2015, we sent a letter to Scott and to counsel. In the letter, we directed counsel to
immediately send the record on this appeal and a copy of the Wende brief to Scott and

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informed Scott that he had 30 days to submit by letter or brief any ground of appeal,
contention or argument he wished us to consider. Scott filed a letter brief on June 15.
        We have reviewed the entire record on appeal. As the trial court concluded,
Scott’s convictions under Health and Safety Code section 11379, subdivision (a), are not
within the parameters of Proposition 47 (see Pen. Code, § 1170.18, subd. (a)), and he thus
is not eligible for resentencing under that proposition. In his letter brief, Scott indicates
that he does not have a copy of the police report connected to the convictions and that he
would like the police report available for a hearing to be held on July 1, 2015. As the
appealed order—the order denying his petition to recall his sentence—was entered on
December 29, 2014, nothing with respect to a July 1, 2015 hearing is before us. Scott
also asks us to provide a copy of the police report to his lawyer, but the police report is
not contained in the appellate record related to the denial of Scott’s petition to recall his
sentence. Scott does not suggest how the police report might be relevant to the denial of
his petition to recall his sentence. We are satisfied that Scott’s counsel has
fully complied with his responsibilities and that no arguable appellate issue exists.
(People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at p. 441; People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106,
110.)
                                       DISPOSITION
        The order is affirmed.
        NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.

                                                   ROTHSCHILD, P. J.
We concur:

              JOHNSON, J.                          MOOR, J.*

*
        Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant
to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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