People v. Jones CA6

I. BACKGROUND

The Santa Clara County District Attorney charged Jones with nine counts of second degree robbery (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c); counts 1 through 9), assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1); count 10), reckless driving while evading police (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a); count 11), and misdemeanor hit and run (Veh. Code, § 20002,

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. subd. (a); count 12). The district attorney also alleged three circumstances in aggravation: (1) that Jones was on parole or postrelease community supervision (PRCS) when she committed the offenses charged in counts 1 through 12; (2) that the manner in which Jones committed the offenses charged in counts 1 through 9 indicated planning, sophistication, or professionalism; and (3) that the offenses charged in counts 1 through 9 involved the taking of property of great monetary value. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421(a)(8), (9) & (b)(4).) A. Relevant Trial Evidence 1. Count 3: Grand Theft

Within a month, Jones and a male coparticipant perpetrated a string of robberies and thefts at convenience stores and gas stations across the South Bay. One theft was at a gas…