People v. Watson CA2/4

── People v. Watson CA2/4 ── Court: California Court of Appeal Date: June 03, 2026 Category: General Filed 6/3/26 P. v. Watson CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR THE PEOPLE, B346019 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. A950372) v. SHAYLOR ALVIN WATSON, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Ronald S. Coen, Judge. Affirmed. Ava Stralla, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.  INTRODUCTION Appellant Shaylor Watson appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (d).1 His appellate counsel filed a brief under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo), and Watson filed a supplemental brief. We review the contentions Watson raises in his supplemental brief, and affirm the order. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The facts of this case are in the nonpublished opinion from Watson’s direct appeal, People v. Watson, June 15, 1994, B056452 (Watson I). As relevant here, the People charged Watson with three counts: first degree murder with malice aforethought of Heidi Carr on November 25, 1986 (§ 187, subd. (a), count 1); first degree murder with malice aforethought of Keidi Sutton-Daniels on March 26, 1987 (ibid., count 2); and robbery of Keidi Sutton- Daniels on March 26, 1987 (§ 211, count 3). The People further alleged a multiple murder special circumstance (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)), and that Watson personally used a firearm in the commission of each offense (§ 12022.5)).2 A jury convicted Watson of all counts, and found true the special circumstances and firearm allegations. (Watson I, supra.) The trial court sentenced Watson to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) on count 2, plus two years for the firearm allegation; a concurrent term of 25 years to life on count 1 All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. 2 The People also alleged that the murder in count 2 was committed while Watson was engaged in the crime of robbery. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(A).) That special circumstance was stricken on Watson’s direct appeal. (Watson I, supra.) 2 1, plus two years for the firearm allegation; and four years on count 3, stayed. (Watson I, supra.) The judgment was affirmed on direct appeal. (Ibid.) In December 2024, Watson filed a petition for resentencing under section 1170, subdivision (d). That statute provides that when a defendant was “under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to” LWOP, and the defendant has been incarcerated for at least 15 years, the defendant may seek recall and resentencing. (§ 1170, subd. (d)(1)(A).) Watson’s petition stated that he “was 17 years old when the murder in count one was committed” and that he was “under 18 years old at the time of the offenses.” In a minute order dated December 10, 2024, the trial court noted that court records suggested Watson was over the age of 18 at the time he committed count 2, the murder for which he had been sentenced to LWOP. The court ordered Watson to “supply the court with proof that the defendant was a minor at the time of the commission of the offense that resulted in a