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Date Created: 2023-10-03 17:19:34.234592+00
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                COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION ONE

                                         STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 THE PEOPLE,                                                          D080967

           Plaintiff and Respondent,

           v.                                                         (Super. Ct. Nos. SCD282524,
                                                                      SCE392705)
 KIRELLOS SEFEIN,

           Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from judgments of the Superior Court of San Diego County,
Daniel Link, Judge. Affirmed.
         Richard Jay Moller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for
Defendant and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
         This appeal arises out of guilty pleas in two separate cases. The pleas
were taken at the same time and were later sentenced at the same time. The
combined cases were resolved with grants of summary felony probation for
two years.
                             Case No. SCE392705
      Kirellos Sefein pleaded guilty to one count of receiving stolen property

(Pen. Code,1 § 496d) as part of a plea agreement in which the court agreed to
delay sentencing for one year to allow Sefein to pay restitution and receive
counselling.
      When the matter was called for sentencing, Sefein ultimately provided
proof of payment of restitution and participation in a substantial amount of
sentencing. The court declined to reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor,
but did grant summary felony probation with credit for Sefein’s time in
custody.
      Sefein filed a notice of appeal.
                             Case No. SCD282524
      Sefein pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft of personal property
valued in excess of $950. The plea was entered under the same plea
agreement and was subject to the same conditions as in case No. SCE392705.
Ultimately Sefein was also granted summary felony probation for two years.
      Sefein filed a 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
Sefein the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal, but he has not
responded.
      These convictions follow from guilty pleas thus there was no
evidentiary hearing to determine the facts of the offenses. We will not
construct a statement of facts in this case.

1     All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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                                 DISCUSSION
      As we have noted, counsel has filed a Wende brief and asked the court
to independently review the record for error. Counsel has not identified any
specific possible issues which should be disclosed in light of Anders v.
California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders). Counsel recognizes the duty to
diligently review possible meritorious issues for reversal on appeal. Given
there were no certificates of probable cause issued and the nature of the
sentences imposed, we are satisfied we have been able to fully examine this
record. Our review has not identified any arguable issues for reversal on
appeal. We are satisfied Sefein has been represented by competent counsel
and that the judgments should be affirmed.
                                DISPOSITION
      The judgments are affirmed.

                                                       HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

DATO, J.

BUCHANAN, J.

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