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Filed 2/2/24 P. v. Blackwood CA4/1
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                COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION ONE

                                         STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 THE PEOPLE,                                                          D081647

           Plaintiff and Respondent,

           v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCS316960)

 CHRISTOPHER B. BLACKWOOD,

           Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County,
Michael J. Popkins, Judge. Affirmed.
         Christopher B. Blackwood, in pro. per.; and Belinda Escobosa, under
appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
         Following the denial of his motions to suppress evidence under Penal

Code1 section 1538.5, Christopher B. Blackwood pleaded guilty to
transportation of a controlled substance; possession of a controlled substance

1     All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise
stated.
for sale (Health and Saf. Code, §§ 11379, subd. (a), 11378, & 11370.1,
subd. (a)). He also admitted possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800,
subd. (a)(1)) and possession of ammunition (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1)). Blackwood
was sentenced to a term of five years in prison.
      Blackwood filed a timely notice of appeal.
      Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979)
25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) indicating counsel has not been able to identify any
arguable issues for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks the court to
independently review the record for error as mandated by Wende. We offered
Blackwood the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal. He has responded

with a lengthy submission which we will discuss later in this opinion.2
                                   DISCUSSION
      As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks
the court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review, and
in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel
has identified two possible issues that were considered in evaluating the
potential merits of this appeal:
      1. Whether the trial court erred in denying Blackwood’s motions to
suppress evidence under section 1538.5.
      2. Whether trial counsel provided Blackwood with effective assistance
in the motions to suppress.
      In his own submission, Blackwood offers multiple reasons why he
thinks the evidence should have been suppressed and why he believes he was
not adequately represented by counsel.

2      This appeal is from a guilty plea. We will not set out a statement of
facts.
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      We have reviewed the record and considered Blackwood’s various
contentions regarding the trial court proceedings. We do not find that any of
his opinions present arguable issues for reversal on appeal.
      We have reviewed the entire record as required by Wende and Anders.
We have not discovered any arguable issues for reversal on appeal.
Competent counsel has represented Blackwood on this appeal.
                               DISPOSITION
      The judgment is affirmed.

                                                      HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

O’ROURKE, J.

KELETY, J.

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