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Filed 8/17/20 P. v. Norelli CA2/7
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                         SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                      DIVISION SEVEN

 THE PEOPLE,                                                      B298515

           Plaintiff and Respondent,                              (Los Angeles County
                                                                  Super. Ct. No. LA082117)
           v.

 RENNIE ANTHONY NORELLI,

           Defendant and Appellant.

     APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los
Angeles County, Richard H. Kirschner, Judge. Affirmed.
     Adrian K. Panton, under appointment by the Court of
Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
     No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
      FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

       A jury convicted Rennie Anthony Norelli on two counts of
robbery, and the trial court sentenced him to 23 years in prison.
On the first robbery conviction, the trial court imposed the lower
term of two years, plus four five-year terms under Penal Code
section 667, subdivision (a)(1), for prior serious felony convictions.
On the second robbery conviction, the court imposed a
consecutive term of one-third the middle term of three years, or
one year.
       Norelli appealed. This court affirmed his conviction, but
ordered the trial court to correct the abstract of judgment to
accurately reflect his sentence. (People v. Norelli (Sept. 18, 2018,
B278374) [nonpub. opn.].)
       Following Norelli’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus in
this court, we ordered the trial court to exercise its discretion
pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1393, which became effective
January 1, 2019, whether to dismiss or strike any prior serious
felony convictions for purposes of the five-year enhancements
under Penal Code section 667, subdivision (a)(1). At the
resentencing hearing, the trial court struck two of the four five-
year enhancements, and resentenced Norelli to 13 years in
prison. Norelli appealed again.

                           DISCUSSION

       We appointed counsel to represent Norelli on appeal. After
reviewing the record, counsel filed a brief raising no issues. On
February 6, 2020 we notified Norelli he had 30 days to submit a
brief or letter raising any grounds of appeal, contentions, or

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arguments he wanted the court to consider. On March 6, 2020
we received an eight-page supplemental brief in which Norelli
argued the trial court abused its discretion by not striking all
four of the enhancements under Penal Code section 667,
subdivision (a)(1).
       We review the trial court’s sentencing decisions for abuse of
discretion and generally presume the court properly exercised its
broad discretion. (People v. Sandoval (2007) 41 Cal.4th 825, 847;
People v. Carmony (2004) 33 Cal.4th 367, 374; People v. Pearson
(2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 112, 116.) The trial court did not abuse its
discretion here in striking two but not all four of the five-year
enhancements under Penal Code section 667, subdivision (a)(1).
The court’s comments at the hearing indicated it considered the
relevant factors before deciding whether to exercise its discretion
to strike the five-year enhancements and, if so, how many and
which ones. The court decided to strike the two oldest
enhancements because they were remote and because Norelli’s
current robbery offenses were relatively unsophisticated and less
serious, which the court described as “basically shoplifting gone
wrong.” The court found that Norelli’s lengthy criminal history
was the product of poor decisions and unsuccessful substance
abuse treatment and that a reduced sentence of 13 years was
sufficient to protect the public.
       We have examined the record and are satisfied that
appellate counsel for Norelli has complied with his
responsibilities and that there are no arguable issues. (Smith v.
Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 277-284 [120 S.Ct. 746]; People v.
Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 118-119; People v. Wende (1979) 25
Cal.3d 436, 441-442.)

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                         DISPOSITION

     The judgment is affirmed.

             SEGAL, J.

We concur:

             PERLUSS, P. J.

             FEUER, J.

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