People v. Jackson CA1/1

Filed 10/21/25 P. v. Jackson CA1/1

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A170645

v. CLINTON JACKSON, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 24-SF-000967-A) Defendant and Appellant.

A jury convicted Clinton Jackson of four counts of making criminal threats aboard an Amtrak bus. (Pen. Code, § 422.)1 On appeal, Jackson contends (1) there was insufficient evidence to support two of the criminal threats convictions; and (2) the trial court prejudicially erred by instructing the jury on the corpus delicti rule. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Evidence at Trial Bus Driver N.V. (Count 1) N.V. regularly drove the Amtrak bus route from Oakland to Santa Barbara. On December 29, 2023,2 N.V. was driving…