People v. Conley CA4/2 ( 2015 )

Filed 8/27/15 P. v. Conley 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, E062559
v. (Super.Ct.No. RIF1404809)
DANNY JEROME CONLEY, OPINION
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Steven G. Counelis,
Judge. Affirmed.
Neil Auwarter, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Defendant and appellant Danny Jerome Conley pled guilty to transporting cocaine
base (count 2, Health & Saf. Code, § 11352), admitted an allegation he had a prior felony
conviction under Health and Safety Code section 11352 (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.2,
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subd. (a)), admitted a prior strike conviction for robbery in Nebraska (Pen. Code §§ 667,
subds. (c) & (e)(1), 1170.12, subd. (c)(1)), and admitted an allegation he had violated
mandatory supervision (Pen. Code §§ 1170, subd. (h) & 1203.2, subd. (b)). Pursuant to
his plea agreement, the court sentenced defendant to an aggregate, determinate term of
nine years incarceration.
Defendant filed a notice of appeal challenging the validity of the plea on the basis
that defense counsel failed to file a motion to strike the prior strike conviction allegation.
The court denied defendant’s request for a certificate of probable cause. Appellate
counsel subsequently filed an amended notice of appeal challenging the sentence.
This court appointed counsel to represent defendant. 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, requesting this court undertake
a review of the entire record, and identifying one potentially arguable issue: whether
defendant’s Nebraska conviction meets the criteria for a prior strike conviction in
California. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 31, 2014, the People charged defendant by felony complaint with
possessing cocaine base for sale (count 1, Health & Saf. Code, § 11351.5), transporting
cocaine base (count 2, Health & Saf. Code, § 11352), and driving on a license suspended
or revoked for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol (count 3, Veh. Code
§ 14601.2). As to each count, the People alleged defendant had sustained a prior felony
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conviction for transporting controlled substances for sale. (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 11370.2, subd. (a)). The People additionally alleged defendant had suffered 11 prior
prison terms (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)), one prior strike conviction (Pen. Code,
§§ 667, subds. (c) & (e)(1), 1170.12, subd. (c)(1)), and had violated the terms of his
mandatory supervision (Pen. Code, §§ 1170, subd. (h) & 1203.2, subd. (b)).
On the same date, defendant pled guilty as noted ante. Defendant’s admission that
he had transported cocaine base in a usable amount constituted the factual basis for his
plea. The court sentenced defendant as noted ante.
DISCUSSION
We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, but he
has not done so. Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we
have independently reviewed the record for potential error and find no arguable issues.
(See People v. Jones (1995) 37 Cal.App.4th 1312, 1316 [An on-the-record oral admission
of the prior conviction allegation constitutes sufficient evidence to support the prior
conviction allegation.]; See also People v. McGuire (1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 687, 697,
fn. 12 [guilty plea concedes all elements of offense, establishing sufficiency of the
evidence of guilt]; People v. Maultsby (2012) 53 Cal.4th 296, 304, fn. 6.)
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DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
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McKINSTER
Acting P. J.
We concur:
KING
J.
MILLER
J.
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