People v. Edwards CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Keith Anselm Edwards appealed following the trial court’s denial of a resentencing motion under Penal Code section 1170.911 and a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Appellant’s appointed counsel filed a brief on appeal raising no issues and invoking People v. Serrano (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 496 (Serrano). Because neither appellant nor his counsel has raised a cognizable claim of error, we dismiss the appeal as abandoned.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 12, 2017, appellant entered a restaurant and punched a customer in the face while holding a knife, causing the customer to suffer injuries, including an orbital fracture and a cut requiring 12 stitches. The People filed an information charging appellant with premeditated attempted murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664, count 1); criminal threats (§ 422, subd. (a), count 2); assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1), count 3); and mayhem (§ 203, count 4). The information further alleged as to each count that appellant used a knife (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)), and as to counts 1 through 3, that appellant caused great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). In addition, the information alleged that…