Warner

Filed 10/21/25

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A171126

v. RYAN SCOTT WARNER, (Napa County Super. Ct. No. CR169461) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Ryan Scott Warner appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. He contends the trial court improperly engaged in fact finding at the prima facie stage and the matter should be remanded for the trial court to decide the issue applying the correct standard of law. We conclude the record conclusively establishes Warner is ineligible for relief under section 1172.6, and we therefore affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Underlying Murder Conviction In November 2015, the Napa County District Attorney filed an information charging Warner and codefendant Sara Lynn Krueger1 with the murder of Krueger’s daughter, Kayleigh S., with the special circumstance of

1 We address Krueger’s appeal of the denial of her petition for

resentencing in an opinion issued this day. (People v. Krueger (Oct. 21, 2025,

A171137).)

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