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                    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION ONE

                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                         D063927

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                         (Super. Ct. No. SCD240768)

ANDRE DELOYNE SMITH,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Richard S.

Whitney, Judge. Affirmed.

         Law Offices of Sarah A. Stockwell and Sarah A. Stockwell for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

         A jury convicted Andre Deloyne Smith of sale of methamphetamine (Health &

Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)). The court found true three drug-related prior felony

convictions.
       Smith was sentenced to six years in jail, with three years to be served in jail,

followed by three years of mandatory supervision (Pen. Code, § 1170, subd. (h)(5)(B)).

       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 Smith the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal, but he

has not responded.

                                STATEMENT OF FACTS

       On the evening of February 8, 2012, after several phone messages, San Diego

Police detective Michael Day arranged to meet Smith at the McDonalds' restaurant in

Linda Vista. During the meeting Smith gave Day a package containing .48 grams of

methamphetamine. In return Day gave Smith $60.

       Day did not arrest Smith at that time as police hoped to be able to reach Smith's

supplier. Police were not successful in further contacting Smith.

       Smith testified that he was not at McDonalds with Detective Day. He testified he

was training a boxer, Delano Sanders, at a gym at the time of the offense.

       Delano Sanders testified he had been training with Smith for some time and that

they trained from approximately 4:00 p.m. until about 7:30 or 8:00 p.m. Although

Sanders could not remember the specific details of February 8, he was convinced that

Smith was with him that day.

       Billy Moore, the operator of the gym, confirmed that Smith and Sanders usually

trained at the gym beginning around 4:00 p.m. five days a week. Moore could not

pinpoint the specific days of training.

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       The court permitted the prosecution to reopen its case to call Detective Julie

Epperson to testify she was present at McDonalds on February 8 and witnessed the

transaction between Smith and Detective Day. The court also offered Smith the

opportunity to reopen the defense case if he wished to do so.

                                       DISCUSSION

       As we have previously noted, appellate counsel has filed a brief indicating she 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 possible, but not arguable issues:

       1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in denying Smith's three motions to

replace counsel which were made pursuant to People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal. 3d 118?

       2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it allowed the prosecution to

reopen its case?

       3. Was there sufficient evidence to support the conviction?

       4. Did the trial court err by failing to find Smith had the ability to pay the drug

program fee in light of the other fines and fees he was ordered to pay?

       We have reviewed the entire record in accordance with Wende, supra, 25
Cal. 3d 436 and Anders, supra, 386 U.S. 738, and have not found any reasonably arguable

appellate issues. Competent counsel has represented Smith on this appeal.

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                                DISPOSITION

    The judgment is affirmed.

                                              HUFFMAN, J.

WE CONCUR:

          BENKE, Acting P. J.

               O'ROURKE, J.

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