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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent, E059384
v. (Super.Ct.No. FMB1000296)
BRAXTON GEORGE BERKLEY, OPINION
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Michael A. Smith,
Judge. (Retired judge of the San Bernardino Super. Ct. assigned by the Chief Justice
pursuant to art. VI, § 6 of the Cal. Const.) Affirmed.
Beatrice C. Tillman, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
INTRODUCTION
On February 25, 2011, a jury found defendant and appellant Braxton George
Berkley guilty of driving under the influence (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a), count 1)
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and driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more (Veh. Code, § 23152,
subd. (b), count 2). On June 17, 2011, the trial court sentenced defendant to a
determinate term of seven years as follows: six years on count 1; six years on count 2 to
run concurrent with count 1; and one year under Penal Code section 667.5,
subdivision (b). Defendant appealed. In a nonpublished opinion (People v. Berkley
(Sept. 14, 2012, E053903)), we affirmed the judgment, but ordered the sentence on count
2 to be stayed under Penal Code section 654.
On April 24, 2013, the trial court denied defendant’s petition for rehearing to
modify his sentence stating that the court no longer had jurisdiction. On June 24, 2013,
defendant filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code sections 1170.12,
subdivision (c)(1), and 667, subdivision (e)(1). On August 1, 2013, the trial court
considered defendant’s petition as a request for resentencing under Penal Code section
1170.126. The court then denied defendant’s petition because the amendment to the
three strikes law (Prop. 36, as approved by voters, Gen. Elec. (Nov. 7, 2012)) applies
only to those cases in which defendant is serving an indeterminate sentence under the
three strikes law. The trial court reasoned that because defendant is serving a determinate
term, and only had one strike, the amendment to the three strikes law did not apply to
defendant.
On August 9, 2013, defendant filed a notice of appeal from the denial of his
request for modification of sentence.
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ANALYSIS
After defendant appealed, and 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 to
undertake a review of the entire record.
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 conducted an independent review of the record and find no arguable issues.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
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RICHLI
Acting P. J.
We concur:
KING
J.
MILLER
J.
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