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Date Created: 2015-04-22 23:03:10.098531+00
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Filed 4/22/15 P. v. Hawkins CA2/2
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,                                                           B256144

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                    (Los Angeles County
                                                                      Super. Ct. No. BA185661)
         v.

ROSE MENA HAWKINS,

         Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT:*

         Defendant and appellant Rose Mena Hawkins (defendant) appeals from a
postjudgment order denying her petition to seal and destroy her arrest record pursuant to
Penal Code section 851.8. Her appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v.
Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436 (Wende), raising no issues. On January 29, 2015, we
notified defendant of her counsel’s brief and gave her leave to file, within 30 days, her
own brief or letter stating any grounds or argument she might wish to have considered.
That time has elapsed, and defendant has submitted no brief or letter. We have reviewed
the entire record, and finding no arguable issues, affirm the order.

*        BOREN, P.J., CHAVEZ, J., HOFFSTADT, J.
       In 1999, defendant was charged with possession of cocaine in violation of Health
& Safety Code section 11350, subdivision (a), and possession of an opium pipe in
violation of Health & Safety Code section 11364. Defendant was convicted of count 1
under a plea agreement and count 2 was dismissed. On May 10, 1999, the trial court
placed defendant on formal probation for a period of four years under specified terms and
conditions. In 2007, the trial court granted defendant’s petition to set aside her guilty
plea and dismissed the complaint, pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4.
       Subsequently, defendant filed a petition to seal and destroy her arrest record. On
April 21, 2014, the trial court denied the petition after finding that defendant’s guilty plea
precluded a finding of factual innocence, a prerequisite to relief under Penal Code section
851.8. Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal from the order.
       We have conducted a de novo review to determine whether defendant carried her
burden to demonstrate factual innocence (see People v. Adair (2003) 29 Cal. 4th 895,
897), and we conclude that the trial court’s findings were correct. Further, we are
satisfied from our examination of the entire record that defendant’s appellate counsel has
fully complied with her responsibilities and that no arguable issue exists. We conclude
that defendant has, by virtue of counsel’s compliance with the Wende procedure and our
review of the record, received adequate and effective appellate review of the trial court’s
order denying her petition. (See Smith v. Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 278; People v.
Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106, 123-124.)
       The trial court’s order, entered April 21, 2014, is affirmed.
       NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.

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