People v. Soto

*816Israel Soto appeals an order denying his petition to reduce to a misdemeanor his felony conviction for theft from an elder. ( Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (d).)1 He sought relief under section 1170.18, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, which was enacted by California voters in November 2014 pursuant to Proposition 47. The trial court denied Soto's petition on the basis *517that his conviction was categorically ineligible for relief. Appointed appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 ( Anders ) and People v. Wende (1979)…