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P. v. Whitehead CA5
Appellant and defendant Jerry Jayvon Whitehead pleaded no contest to multiple felony offenses and was sentenced to state prison. On direct appeal, we affirmed his convictions and remanded the matter for the trial court to determine whether to exercise its discretion to dismiss the five-year term imposed for the prior serious felony conviction enhancement (Pen. Code, § 667, (a)), and consider an objection to his ability to pay the fines and fees based on People v. Dueñas (2019) 30 Cal.App.5th 1157 (Dueñas). On remand, the court ordered the fines and fees stricken but denied his motion to dismiss the prior serious felony enhancement.
In this appeal, his appellate counsel has filed a brief that summarizes the facts with citations to the record, raises no issues, and asks this court to independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) We affirm.

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