Court Opinion

ID: 1086211
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Date Created: 2013-10-21 19:47:59.136954+00
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Filed 10/21/13 P. v. Coats CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                     (Sacramento)
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THE PEOPLE,

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                                 C073124

         v.                                                                      (Super. Ct. No. 07F01689)

WILLIAM THOMAS COATS,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         Appointed counsel for defendant William Thomas Coats asked this court to review
the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v.
Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436 (Wende).) After reviewing the entire record, we affirm the
judgment.
                              FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
         In November 2007, a jury found defendant guilty of inflicting corporal injury upon
a cohabitant (Pen. Code,1 § 273.5, subd. (a); count one), criminal threats (§ 422; count
two), and false imprisonment (§ 236; count three).2 In a bifurcated proceeding, the jury
found defendant had three prior robbery convictions that were serious felonies (§ 667,

1        Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
2      We take judicial notice of our opinion in defendant’s direct appeal. (People v.
Coats (Oct. 14, 2008, C057674 [nonpub. opn.]; Evid. Code, §§ 452, subd. (d)(1), 459,
subd. (a).) Our procedural history is taken from the present record and the prior opinion.

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subd. (a)) as well as strikes (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12). Defendant’s Romero3
motion to strike two of the three prior convictions for sentencing purposes was denied.
He was sentenced to state prison on count two for 25 years to life plus 15 years for the
prior robbery convictions. Sentence on counts one and three was stayed pursuant to
section 654. On appeal to this court, we affirmed the judgment and ordered correction of
the abstract of judgment.
       In December 2012, defendant filed in the trial court a petition for writ of habeas
corpus seeking resentencing under section 1170.126 (Proposition 36) and a separate letter
asking for recall of sentence and resentencing under that statute. The trial court
construed the petition for writ of habeas corpus as a motion for resentencing under
section 1170.126.
       In January 2013, the trial court denied the motion for resentencing. The trial court
found defendant is not eligible for resentencing under section 1170.126 because his
current conviction for criminal threats is a serious felony. (§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(38).)
       Defendant timely filed a notice of appeal.
       We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to review the record and
determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d
436.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a supplemental brief within
30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief.
       Defendant filed a supplemental letter brief asking this court to review the trial
testimony of the victim and reconcile it with the statutory elements of section 422
(criminal threats). Defendant’s section 422 conviction is final. Accordingly, that
testimony was not before the trial court in the motion for resentencing and is not included
in the record for this appeal.

3      People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal. 4th 497.

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       The only issue before this court is defendant’s motion for resentencing under
Proposition 36. Section 1170.126 provides that certain defendants serving an
indeterminate sentence under the three strikes law may apply for resentencing by filing a
petition for recall of sentence with the trial court. However, a defendant is not eligible
for resentencing under Proposition 36 if he or she was convicted of a serious and/or
violent felony defined by section 667, subdivision (c), or section 1192.7, subdivision (c).
Here, defendant was convicted of criminal threats under section 422, which is defined as
a serious felony in section 1192.7, subdivision (c)(38). Thus, defendant is not eligible for
resentencing under Proposition 36.
       Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error
that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
                                      DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                       HOCH             , J.

We concur:

         RAYE            , P. J.

         BUTZ            , J.

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