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Date Created: 2023-06-29 18:03:54.52849+00
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Filed 6/29/23 P. v. Jackson CA3
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                IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                     (Sacramento)
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 THE PEOPLE,                                                                          C096694 & C096714

                    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                   (Super. Ct. Nos. 21FE015340,
                                                                                        21FE014576)
           v.

 JAMES JACKSON,

                    Defendant and Appellant.

         In two separate jury trials, defendant James Jackson was found guilty of simple
assault and possession of heroin in county jail. At a joint sentencing hearing, the trial
court sentenced defendant to a total of four years in prison.
         Defendant appealed the judgments in both cases. His appointed counsel filed an
opening brief raising no legal issues and asking this court to independently review the
records pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Having done so, we find no
arguable issues that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant. We
consolidated the cases for disposition and affirm the judgments.

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                                     BACKGROUND
A.     The Assault
       In March 2021, defendant’s girlfriend E. asked the boyfriend of her friend for help
with E.’s car. The boyfriend agreed. Because E.’s car could not start, she spent the night
at the home of the boyfriend, which the boyfriend shared with his girlfriend (E.’s friend)
and others. The next morning, when the boyfriend was working on the car, defendant
came to the boyfriend’s driveway screaming and cussing at E. The boyfriend tried to
calm defendant down, but defendant slapped the boyfriend’s face with a pistol and spit on
his cheek. Defendant then pointed the gun at the boyfriend and E.’s friend. E.’s friend
scolded defendant, and defendant left. The boyfriend then called the police.
       The People charged defendant with assault with a deadly weapon (count one),
assault with a firearm (count two), and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon
(count three). The People further alleged that defendant personally used a firearm in
committing count two and that defendant had two prior serious felony convictions and
multiple aggravating circumstances of the offenses (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421(a)(1),
(2) & (b)(1)-(3), (5)).
       A jury acquitted defendant of all three counts but found him guilty of the lesser
included offense of simple assault as to count one and count two. The jury found not true
the allegations that defendant personally used a firearm during the commission of the
assault in count two and that defendant’s offenses involved great violence, great bodily
harm, threat of great bodily harm, or other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty,
viciousness, or callousness.
B.     The Possession of Heroin in County Jail
       In September 2021, after defendant was booked into the Sacramento County jail, a
sergeant found heroin in defendant’s intake cell. The People charged defendant with
possession of heroin in jail and alleged two prior serious felony convictions. The People

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further alleged that defendant’s prior convictions are numerous or of increasing
seriousness and that defendant had served a prior term in prison or county jail.
       A jury found defendant guilty of possession of heroin in jail and found true all
allegations.
C.     Joint Sentencing Hearing and Allocation of Custody Credits
       At the joint sentencing hearing, in the assault case, the trial court sentenced
defendant to 180 days in county jail on count one and suspended the imposition of
sentence on count two. In the possession of heroin case, the trial court imposed the low
term of two years, doubled for prior serious felony convictions.
       The trial court awarded defendant a total of 629 days of custody credits and
allocated 180 of the 629 custody credits to case No. 21FE014576. In each case, the trial
court imposed a $40 court operations assessment and a $30 criminal conviction
assessment. The trial court also imposed a $150 restitution fine in case No. 21FE014576.
       Defendant timely appealed the judgments in both cases. We granted defendant’s
motion to consolidate both cases on appeal.
                                       DISCUSSION
       We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
brief setting forth the facts of the case and, pursuant to People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d
436, requesting the court to review the record and determine whether there are any
arguable issues on appeal. Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a
supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief, and he has not
done so.
       After independently reviewing the records, we find no arguable error that would
result in a disposition more favorable to defendant in either case.

                                      DISPOSITION
       The judgments are affirmed.

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                            /s/
                           MESIWALA, J.

We concur:

 /s/
DUARTE, Acting P. J.

 /s/
BOULWARE EURIE, J.

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