Filed 4/27/18 P. v. Blackman CA4/1
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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA



THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

VALERIE BLACKMAN,

Defendant and Appellant.
D072860



(Super. Ct. No. SCE370719)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Daniel B. Goldstein, Judge. Affirmed.
Michelle Rogers, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
INTRODUCTION
Valerie Blackman pleaded guilty to assaulting a peace officer with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, §§ 245, subd. (c) & 1192.7, subd. (c)(31)) and admitted a prior strike conviction (§ 667, subds. (b)-(i)). The trial court sentenced Blackman to state prison for a determinate term of six years.
Blackman appeals. Her appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders) and has not raised any specific issues. Blackman's counsel asks this court to review the record independently for error as required by Wende. We granted Blackman the opportunity to file a supplemental brief on her own behalf and she has not responded. We have independently reviewed the record under Wende and have found no reasonably arguable issues for reversal on appeal. We therefore affirm.
II.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
For purposes of this section, we state the evidence in the light most favorable to the judgment. (See People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 690; People v. Dawkins (2014) 230 Cal.App.4th 991, 994.)
In May 2017, Blackman was arrested after she threw a large knife at police officers after they confronted her near a trolley station in El Cajon. She was subsequently charged with a single count of assaulting a peace officer with a deadly weapon. The information also alleged that Blackman suffered a prior strike conviction.
After the preliminary hearing, Blackman entered into an agreement with the prosecution to plead guilty and admit the strike prior in exchange for a stipulated sentence of six years and the dismissal of two other pending actions against Blackman. On a change of plea form, Blackman indicated she was entering her plea freely and voluntarily and understood the consequences of her guilty plea. Her attorney affirmed that she discussed the plea and its consequences with Blackman and similarly indicated to the court that she believed Blackman made "knowing, voluntary, intelligent waivers." After Blackman entered her guilty plea, the court likewise found that the plea was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent.
Following Blackman's guilty plea, the court granted the prosecution's motion to dismiss the other two actions against Blackman. The court then sentenced Blackman to a determinate prison term of six years, consisting of the lower term of three years, doubled due to the prior strike conviction.
DISCUSSION
As noted, Blackman's appointed counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436, and Anders, supra, 386 U.S. 738, and has not raised any specific issues on appeal. Instead, she identified one possible, but not arguable, issue pursuant to Anders: "Was appellant sentenced in accordance with her guilty plea agreement?"
After this court received counsel's brief, we provided Blackman with the opportunity to file a supplemental brief and she declined to do so. We have independently reviewed the record under Wende and have considered the possible issue identified by Blackman's counsel. We have found no reasonably arguable issues for reversal. Competent counsel has represented Blackman in this appeal.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.



GUERRERO, J.

WE CONCUR:




HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.




NARES, J.