Can a defendant appeal against a finding that his trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to hearsay statements that came in from his parole officer?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, E072087 (Cal. App. 2019):

Defendant appealed and, upon his request, this court appointed counsel to represent him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of the case and two potential arguable issues: (1) whether trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to hearsay statements that came in through the testimony of defendant's parole officer; and (2) whether the trial court should have considered intermediate

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sanctions as a disposition alternative. Counsel has also requested this court to undertake a review of the entire record.

We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, which he has not done.
Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have conducted an independent review of the record and find no arguable issues.

The judgment is affirmed.

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