P. v. Jordan
Larry Jordan appeals from the denial of his petition to recall his sentence under Proposition 47 (Pen. Code, § 1170.18),[1] which reduced certain theft-related and drug-related felonies to misdemeanors. Appellant’s counsel on appeal filed a Wende brief (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende)) requesting that we conduct an independent review of the record. We have done so and conclude that no arguable issues exist. Accordingly, we affirm.
On March 25, 1996, appellant was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. (§ 245, subd. (a)(1).) On October 22, 2015, appellant filed a petition under section 1170.18, a provision of Proposition 47 enacted in November 2014, seeking to reduce his assault conviction to a misdemeanor.
Under section 1170.18, subdivision (f): “A person who has completed his or her sentence for a conviction, whether by trial or plea, of a felony or felonies who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor under this act had this act been
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