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People v. Varela

California Court of Appeals, Second District, Sixth Division
Oct 18, 2007
No. B198972 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2007)

Opinion


THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AZUCENA VARELA, Defendant and Appellant. B198972 California Court of Appeal, Second District, Sixth Division October 18, 2007

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

Superior Court County of Los Angeles No. LA053437, Susan M. Speer, Judge

Marta I. Stanton, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

COFFEE, J.

Azucena Varela appeals from her conviction after jury trial of sale or transportation of cocaine base. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a).) The court suspended imposition of sentence, granted appellant three years' formal probation, and ordered that she serve 180 days in county jail. We affirm.

On September 5, 2006, a Los Angeles Police Department undercover narcotics officer called appellant on her cell phone and spoke with her briefly. The officer then received a telephone call from appellant's companion who asked what he wanted. The officer replied, "50" ("street vernacular for $50 worth of narcotics") and agreed to meet appellant at a designated parking lot. When the officer arrived there, appellant approached him and sold him cocaine base.

We appointed counsel to represent appellant on this appeal. After examining the record, counsel filed an opening brief raising no issues and requesting this court to independently examine the record pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.

On August 9, 2007, we advised appellant that she had 30 days in which to submit a written brief or letter raising any contentions or arguments she wished us to consider. Appellant did not respond.

We have examined the entire record. We are satisfied that appellant’s attorney has fully complied with her responsibilities and that no arguable issues exist. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436, 441.)

The judgment is affirmed.

We concur: YEGAN, Acting P.J., PERREN, J.


Summaries of

People v. Varela

California Court of Appeals, Second District, Sixth Division
Oct 18, 2007
No. B198972 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2007)
Case details for

People v. Varela

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AZUCENA VARELA, Defendant and…

Court:California Court of Appeals, Second District, Sixth Division

Date published: Oct 18, 2007

Citations

No. B198972 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2007)