Jefferson

In case No. 05F07297, a jury convicted defendant Don Jefferson of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) and of misdemeanor brandishing a deadly weapon. (§ 417, subd. (a)(1).) The jury found true the special allegation that the victim of the robbery was an elderly adult over the age of 65. (§ 667.9, subd. (b).) After a court trial, the trial court found defendant had suffered a prior conviction in Illinois for attempted murder, a serious felony under section 1192.7, subdivision (c). The trial court sentenced defendant to state prison for the middle term of three years for the robbery conviction, doubled to six years under the “Three Strikes” law, with an additional five years for an alleged section 667, subdivision (a) enhancement, for a total of 11 years. The trial court stayed the section 667.9, subdivision (b), enhancement. The trial court sentenced defendant to time served for his misdemeanor brandishing conviction.

In case No. 03F00265, defendant pled no contest to possession of cocaine base (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a)) and was placed on probation. A petition for violation of probation filed on August 19, 2005, alleged defendant violated the terms of his probation…