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THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ISRAIL ABDULBARRI, Defendant and Appellant.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
INTRODUCTION
Defendant Israil Abdulbarri appeals from a judgment entered after a jury convicted him of selling marijuana. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Defendant was charged by information with one count of selling or transporting marijuana (Health & Saf.Code, § 11360, subd. (a)) and one count of possessing marijuana for sale (id., § 11359). Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The trial court heard and granted defendant's motion for discovery (Evid.Code, §§ 1043, 1045; Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531), conducted an in camera hearing and ordered disclosure of certain documents from police personnel records.
According to the trial evidence, undercover narcotics officers arrested defendant after watching him sell marijuana to a woman in downtown Los Angeles. Officers searched defendant and found $61 in cash and a bag of marijuana.
The jury found defendant guilty as charged. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed defendant on three years of formal probation on the condition he serve 230 days in county jail, with credit for time served. The court ordered defendant to pay a $30 court security fee, a $30 criminal conviction assessment, a $20 DNA assessment fee and $9,619.87 in attorney's fees. Defendant filed a timely appeal.
DISCUSSION
We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. After examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief in which no issues were raised. On February 2, 2011, we advised defendant he had 30 days within which to personally submit any contentions or issues he wished us to consider. No response has been received to date.
We have examined the entire record and are satisfied defendant's attorney has fully complied with the responsibilities of counsel and no arguable issues exist. (Smith v. Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 277–284 [120 S.Ct. 746, 145 L.Ed.2d 756]; People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 118–119; People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441.)
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
We concur:
WOODS, Acting P. J. ZELON, J.
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Docket No: B225458
Decided: April 26, 2011
Court: Court of Appeal, Second District, California.
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