People v. Hazelwood CA1/5

Filed 12/19/25 P. v. Hazelwood CA1/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A171233 v. LEE HAZELWOOD IV, (Contra Costa County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 050900662)

Defendant, Lee Hazelwood IV, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.6.1 His appointed appellate counsel filed a brief raising no issues on appeal and asking us to exercise our discretion to conduct an independent review of the record pursuant to People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo). Defendant thereafter exercised his right to file a supplemental brief raising issues for our consideration. Having reviewed defendant’s supplemental brief and the record on appeal in accordance with the procedures set forth in Delgadillo, we dismiss his appeal.

1 Unless otherwise stated, all statutory citations herein are to the Penal

Code.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On January 16, 2009, defendant was charged by information with the murder of Jumaane Edwards (§ 187; count one), with an enhancement alleged for discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury and death (§ 12022.53, subds. (b)–(d)), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (former § 12021, subd. (a)(1); count two). A preliminary hearing was held on January 13 and 14, 2009. Three witnesses testified, including Inty P., who had been romantically involved with the victim, Edwards, on and off for 15 years and shared two children with him. Inty testified that she and defendant were romantically involved during a break in her relationship with Edwards. However, she and Edwards had recently reconciled, and she told defendant their relationship was over. On the night in question, Inty heard Edwards talking to defendant by a dumpster outside her apartment. In her testimony, Inty described seeing defendant “lift up his hand and with a gun and he started shooting.” She heard multiple gunshots and saw flashes.2 She then saw Edwards, who was unarmed, attempting to run away. However, shot, Edwards fell to the ground, where Inty found him with blood coming from an unknown source. On September 22, 2009, defendant agreed to resolve the charges through a negotiated plea. The information was amended to charge voluntary manslaughter pursuant to section 192, subdivision (a) in a new count three with a firearm use enhancement alleged pursuant to section 12022.5, subdivision (a). Defendant then pleaded no contest to counts two