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Filed 1/4/23 P. v. Delariva CA4/1
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                COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION ONE

                                         STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE,                                                          D080611

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.                                                          (Super. Ct. No. SWF005363)

MARIA DELARIVA,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Riverside County,
John D. Molloy, Judge. Affirmed.
         Eric R. Larson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for
Defendant and Appellant.
         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
         This is an appeal from the denial of appellant’s second petition for

resentencing filed pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.6.

1        All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
      In 2008, a jury convicted Maria Delariva of first degree murder (§ 187,
subd. (a)). She was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life in
prison.
      Delariva appealed and this court affirmed the judgment in an
unpublished opinion. (People v. Delariva (Mar. 4, 2010, D055325).)
      In 2019, Delariva filed her first petition for resentencing under
section 1172.6. The trial court summarily denied the petition, finding
Delariva had been prosecuted as a direct aider and abettor in the murder.
She appealed the denial of her petition. Appellate counsel filed a brief
pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). This court
affirmed the denial of her petition in another unpublished opinion. (People v.

Delariva (Sept. 25, 2019, D076190).)2
      In 2022, Delariva filed a second petition for resentencing under
section 1172.6. The court appointed counsel, reviewed the record of
conviction, and held a hearing. The court again found Delariva was a direct
aider and abettor. The jury was not instructed on felony murder or the
doctrine of natural and probable consequences.
      Delariva filed a timely notice of appeal.
      Appellate counsel has filed another Wende brief and asks the court to
review the record for error as mandated by Wende. We again offered
Delariva the opportunity to file her own brief on appeal, but she has not
responded.
      As we did with our first Wende review, we will not repeat the facts of
the offense here.

2     We have granted appellate counsel’s request for judicial notice of the
court’s records in case Nos. D055325 and D076190.
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                                 DISCUSSION
      As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks
the court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review, and
in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel
has identified a possible issue that was considered in evaluating the potential
merits of this appeal: Whether the trial court erred in summarily denying
the petition in light of the changes made to section 1172.6 in Senate Bill
No. 775.
      We have reviewed the entire record as required by Wende and Anders.
We have not discovered any arguable issues for reversal on appeal.
Competent counsel has represented Delariva on this appeal.
                                DISPOSITION
      The order denying Delariva’s second petition for resentencing under
section 1172.6 is affirmed.

                                                       HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

WE CONCUR:

O’ROURKE, J.

IRION, J.

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