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P. v. Acosta
Austin Acosta entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)).[1] He also admitted he had suffered one prior serious felony conviction within the meaning of section 667, subdivision (a)(1), and one prior strike conviction within the meaning of section 667, subdivisions (b)-(i).
The court sentenced him to a stipulated prison term of 15 years, consisting of the five-year midterm for carjacking (§ 215, subd. (b)), doubled because of the prior strike (§ 667, subd. (e)(1)), plus a consecutive five years because of the prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)).
The court denied Acosta's motion to withdraw his plea and his application for a certificate of probable cause.
Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), indicating he has not identified any reasonably arguable issue for reversal on appeal. Counsel asks this court to review the recor

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