People v. Fregia CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

The underlying facts are drawn from the trial court’s summary of the trial evidence in its written order denying Fregia’s resentencing petition. In 2000, Fregia began dating Erin Weaver, who had a daughter, Devlin, from a previous relationship. Weaver soon became pregnant and gave birth to her and Fregia’s son, Daelin, in June 2001. Fregia was physically abusive, and Weaver ended the relationship when Daelin was about a year old.

2 On January 12, 2026, this court dismissed the appeal after not

receiving a supplemental brief from Fregia. We granted Fregia’s motion to reinstate the appeal after learning he had prepared a brief that was apparently lost in the mail. Fregia’s appellate counsel submitted the 10-page supplemental brief with the motion, and Fregia subsequently mailed both the brief and accompanying exhibits to this court. This opinion addresses the longer, mailed submission, which we received on February 11, 2026.

2 On December 18, 2003, Fregia persuaded Weaver to go Christmas shopping at a Vallejo toy store with him and the children. Fregia drove, with Weaver in the front passenger’s seat and two-year-old Daelin and six-year-old…