P. v. Barnes
Thomas Grant Barnes entered guilty pleas to eight felony offenses and admitted four prison priors (Pen. Code,[1] § 667.5, subd. (b)), two serious felony prior convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)) and two serious/violent felony prior convictions (§ 667, subds. (b)-(i) (strike priors)).
At sentencing the trial court denied Barnes's motion to dismiss at least one of the strike priors. The court dismissed counts 6 through 8 in the furtherance of justice (§ 1385) and imposed a sentence of 50 years to life plus a 21-year determinate term of imprisonment. Barnes obtained a certificate of probable cause and filed a timely notice of appeal.
Counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders) raising a possible, but not arguable issue. We offered Barnes the opportunity to file his own brief on appeal, but Barnes has not responded.
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