P. v. Alvarez
On June 3, 2011, after the court stated an indicated sentence of five years, appellant, Jose Tobias Alvarez, Jr., pled no contest to transportation of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a))[1] and admitted a prior drug offense enhancement allegation (§ 11370.2, subd. (c)). On June 29, 2011, the court imposed a five-year prison term, consisting of the two-year lower term on the substantive offense and three years on the enhancement. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal. Insofar as the record reveals, he did not request, and the court did not issue, a certificate of probable cause (Pen. Code, § 1237.5).
Appellant’s appointed appellate counsel has filed an opening brief which summarizes the pertinent facts, with citations to the record, raises no issues, and asks that this court independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d. 436.) Appellant has not responded to this court’s invitation to submit additional briefing. We affirm.
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