P. v. Washington
On June 27, 1996, defendant and appellant Jesse Washington was convicted of first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459).[1] He is currently serving a 35‑years-to-life Three Strikes sentence arising out of that conviction. Following the enactment of Proposition 47, Washington petitioned on July 8, 2016, for resentencing on this conviction. On August 3, 2016, the trial court denied Washington’s petition, stating that Washington’s burglary conviction rendered him ineligible for Proposition 47 relief. Washington filed a timely notice of appeal.
We appointed counsel to represent Washington on appeal. After reviewing the record, counsel filed an opening brief requesting this court to independently review the record pursuant to the holding of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441. We directed counsel to send the record on appeal and a copy of the opening brief to Washington, and notified defendant he had 30 days within which to personally submit any contentions or iss
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