P. v. Watkins CA2/2
A jury convicted Kenneth Watkins (defendant) of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) and found true the allegation that he used a deadly and dangerous weapon (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)(1)). The trial court sentenced defendant to prison for 16 years to life, comprised of 15 years to life for the murder and one year for the weapon enhancement.
Defendant filed a timely appeal, and we appointed counsel to represent him on appeal. Defendant’s appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), raising no issues. On February 13, 2018, we gave notice to defendant that his counsel had failed to find any arguable issues and that defendant had 30 days within which to submit by brief or letter any grounds of appeal, contentions, or arguments he wished this court to consider. The period elapsed, and we received no response from defendant.
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