P. v. Torres
Filed 4/26/06 P. v. Torres CA2/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. YVONNE V. TORRES, Defendant and Appellant. | B187586 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. VA080088) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,
Ana Maria Luna, Judge. Dismissed.
Marilee Marshall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Yvonne Torres appeals the judgment (order granting probation) entered after conviction following her plea of guilty to child endangerment. (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (a).)
We appointed counsel to represent Torres on this appeal. After examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief which raised no issues and requested this court to conduct an independent review of the record. By notice filed March 10, 2006, the clerk of this court advised Torres to submit any contention, ground of appeal or argument she wished this court to consider within 30 days. No response has been received to date.
We have examined the entire record and are satisfied Torres's counsel has complied fully with counsel's responsibilities. (Smith v. Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 278-284 [145 L.Ed.2d 756]; People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 443.) Because Torres pleaded guilty and failed to obtain a certificate of probable cause, the appeal must be dismissed as inoperative. (In re Chavez (2003) 30 Cal.4th 643, 649-651; People v. Mendez (1999) 19 Cal.4th 1084, 1096-1097; Pen. Code, § 1237.5.)
DISPOSITION
The appeal is dismissed.
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KLEIN, P.J.
We concur:
KITCHING, J.
ALDRICH, J.
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