People v. Clayton CA3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 16, 2026C101806California2,941 words

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Mesiwala, J.

Filed 1/16/26 P. v. Clayton CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Yuba) ----

THE PEOPLE, C101806

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No.

CRF230076401)

v.

JUSTIN ALLEN CLAYTON,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Justin Allen Clayton guilty of grand theft and possession of an injection device. The trial court sentenced him to three years in jail for the grand theft and a concurrent six months for possession of the injection device. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) insufficient evidence supports his grand theft conviction; (2) the prosecutor committed misconduct by misstating the law on grand theft in closing; and (3) the sentencing minute order must be amended because the…

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