P. v. Cadenas CA6
Defendant Manuel Cadenas pleaded no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more with a felony prior conviction within 10 years (Veh. Code, §§ 23152; 23550.5, subd. (a)). Cadenas also admitted he had been convicted of two prior convictions under Penal Code sections 667, subdivisions (b)-(i) and 1170.12 (strike priors). The court sentenced Cadenas to four years in state prison.
On appeal, Cadenas’s appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) that raises no issue. We notified Cadenas of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf within 30 days. On October 29, 2018, we received a letter from Cadenas asserting that his attorney misinformed him of the amount of time he would serve while in prison, and that his strike priors could not be used to enhance his sentence.
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