People v. Edwards CA1/2

Filed 12/22/25 P. v. Edwards CA1/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 TWO

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A171192 v. WILLIAM MELVIN EDWARDS JR., (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 5-191553-7) Defendant and Appellant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION1 William Melvin Edwards Jr., appeals after his resentencing, making two arguments, that the trial court erred in (1) not allowing him to “object to the judgment prior to [re]sentencing,” and (2) not awarding him all presentence custody credits to which he was entitled. We reject the first argument, but the Attorney General concedes the second. We thus modify the abstract of judgment, and otherwise affirm.

1 We resolve this case by memorandum opinion. (Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., § 8.1.) We do not recite the factual and procedural background because our opinion is unpublished and the parties are familiar with the facts of the case and its procedural history. (People v. Garcia (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 847, 851 [unpublished opinion merely reviewing correctness of trial court’s decision “does not merit extensive factual or legal statement”].)

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BACKGROUND As Edwards acknowledges, the facts of his crimes are not relevant to the challenges raised in this appeal. As to the proceedings involved, they began in March, 2021 when the District Attorney filed an amended information charging Edwards with Count 1, conspiracy to commit murder (Pen. Code2, §§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 187), Count 2, murder (§ 187), and Count 3, felon in possession of firearm (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)). Counts 1 and 2 both included firearm allegations pursuant to section 12022.53, subdivision (d) and (e)(1) and gang benefit allegations pursuant to section 186.22, subdivision (b)(5). Count 2 also included two special circumstance allegations, lying in wait (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(15)) and gang benefit murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(22).) In April, 2021 a jury convicted Edwards of all counts and found true findings on the allegations. And in August the trial court (the Honorable Theresa Canepa) sentenced Edwards on Count 2 to life without the possibility of parole for murder (§ 187) with the special circumstance of lying in wait (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(15)), with the term of life without the possibility of parole for gang murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(22)) to run concurrent, plus a consecutive term of 25 years to life for personal firearm use causing death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)), and a term of 15 years to life for the gang enhancement (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(5)), stayed pursuant to section 654. On Count 1, Judge Canepa imposed and stayed a term of 25 years to life for conspiracy to commit murder (§ 182, subd. (a)(1)); imposed and stayed a term of 15 years to life for the gang enhancement (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(5)); and imposed and stayed the midterm of 2 years for possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800) on Count 3.