California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Salinas, B306475 (Cal. App. 2021):
Defendant's appointed counsel filed an "Opening Brief" in which no arguable issues are raised, and asks this court for an independent review of the record as required by People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).
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