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Date Created: 2015-08-20 22:06:03.358609+00
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Filed 8/20/15 P. v. Nonnette CA4/2

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           IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                   FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                 DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                       E062218

v.                                                                       (Super.Ct.No. FVI1302571)

NARVIS GENE NONNETTE,                                                    OPINION

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Dwight W. Moore,

Judge. Affirmed.

         Patricia M. Ihara, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

         No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

         Defendant Narvis Nonnette was sentenced to 16 months after pleading no contest

to attempted failure to register as a sex offender and admitting a prior strike conviction.

We affirm the conviction and sentence.

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                                  FACTS AND PROCEDURE

       Defendant was required to register as a sex offender after a 1987 conviction. The

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department crime report succinctly describes the

circumstances of the current crime: “Nonnette has been registering as a transient sex

offender. He was not found at any of the places he listed as frequenting during

compliance checks. On 07/31/2013, Nonnette came to the Victorville City Sheriff’s

Station to complete a 30-day transient registration. During an interview with Nonnette,

he said he was living at a house on Pluto near Bear Valley and would not provide the

address, and has been staying at his mother’s residence in Temecula and would not

provide her address. Nonnette registered as moving to Montclair, but has not registered

with the Montclair Police Department or any other law enforcement agency.”

       On August 4, 2014, the People filed a first amended felony complaint charging

defendant in count one with failing to register (Pen. Code, § 290.010)1 and in count two

with failing to advise the prior agency of a move (§ 290.013). The People alleged that

defendant had a prior strike conviction (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i) & 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d)).

       On August 5, 2014, the complaint was amended by interlineation to add count

three—attempted failure to register (§§ 664, 290.010). On that date defendant pled no

contest to count three and admitted the prior strike conviction. The court released

defendant on a Cruz2 waiver.

       1   All section references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

       2   People v. Cruz (1988) 44 Cal. 3d 1247.

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       On October 21, 2014, the court sentenced defendant as agreed to the low term of

eight months, doubled to sixteen months for the prior strike conviction.

       On October 22, 2014, defendant filed a notice of appeal challenging the validity of

the plea or admission. His request for probable cause was denied.

       On November 4, 2014, defendant filed an amended notice of appeal based on the

sentence or other matters not affecting the validity of the plea.

                                        DISCUSSION

       After defendant appealed, upon his request, this court appointed counsel to

represent him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979)

25 Cal. 3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of

the case, a summary of the facts and potential arguable issues, and requesting this court

conduct an independent review of the record. Counsel has brought to our attention the

issue of whether attempted failure to register is a cognizable offense. As counsel

conceded, this issue cannot properly be addressed on appeal from a guilty plea without a

certificate of probable cause (§ 1237.5).3

       3 Defendant raises this issue in his petition for writ of habeas corpus (case No.
E063456), which we ordered considered with this appeal. We will resolve that petition
by separate opinion.

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       We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, and he

has not done so.

       Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106, we have

independently reviewed the entire record for potential error and find no arguable error

that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.

                                          DISPOSITION

       The conviction and sentence are affirmed.

       NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
                                                                  RAMIREZ
                                                                                      P. J.

We concur:

MILLER
                          J.

CODRINGTON
                          J.

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