Legal Opinion

People v. Edwards

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 24, 2011No. E049845PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McKINSTER, Acting P. J.

Defendant Jean Marie Edwards appeals the sentence imposed following her plea of no contest in two cases. She contends that the trial court erred in imposing sentence enhancements more than once. She also contends that an amendment to Penal Code section 4019, which would result in additional credit for time served before sentencing, should apply retroactively.

*1054We conclude that the trial court erred with respect to the imposition of sentence enhancements pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11370.2 and Penal Code section 667.5. We will remand both cases for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. CoronadoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. RodriguezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  3. People v. BrookfieldCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  4. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
  5. People v. TraylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. McKenzie, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  2. People v. AcostaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. Acosta, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  4. People v. BeardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. In re BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2020

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