Opinion
C097768
09-25-2023
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIE CARL LYONS, Defendant and Appellant.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
Super. Ct. No. 87151
RENNER, J.
Defendant Willie Carl Lyons appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. Appellate counsel filed a brief raising no arguable issues under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, and requesting we exercise our discretion to review the entire record for arguable issues on appeal.
Defendant petitioned for resentencing under former Penal Code section 1170.95. Effective June 30, 2022, the Legislature renumbered former Penal Code section 1170.95 as section 1172.6 without substantive changes. (Stats. 2022, ch. 58, § 10.)
On July 5, 2023, this court notified defendant: (1) appellate counsel had filed an appellate brief stating counsel's review of the record did not identify any arguable issues; (2) as a case arising from an order denying postconviction relief, defendant was not constitutionally entitled to counsel or to an independent review of the record; (3) in accordance with the procedures set forth in People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216, defendant had 30 days to file a supplemental brief or letter raising any argument defendant wanted this court to consider; and (4) if this court did not receive a letter or brief within that 30-day period, we may dismiss the appeal as abandoned. More than 30 days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant.
We consider defendant's appeal abandoned and order the appeal dismissed. (People v. Delgadillo, supra, 14 Cal.5th at p. 232.)
DISPOSITION
The appeal is dismissed.
We concur: DUARTE, Acting P. J. WISEMAN, J. [*]
[*] Retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.