P. v. Penafiel
Defendant filed a notice of appeal with this court following the trial court's denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis. In the petition, Penafiel requested the trial court to vacate the judgment or, in the alternative, to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea. Court appointed counsel to represent Penafiel on appeal. Appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), setting forth the facts of the case and requesting that court review the entire record. Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, appointed counsel suggested court consider the issue whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Penafiel's petition for writ of error coram nobis.
Penafiel was given 30 days to file written arguments in his own behalf. On January 5, 2007, he filed a supplemental brief in support of his appeal.
Court examined the entire record, counsel's Wende brief, and Penafiel's supplemental brief, and find no arguable issue. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436.) Court therefore affirm.
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