People v. Jackson CA2/6

Facts and Procedural History In October 2017, appellant and her twin sister stole cosmetics from a CVS store. When a store employee tried to prevent them from leaving the store, appellant pepper sprayed the employee in the face. Appellant pleaded no contest in case no. YA097083 to petty theft (Pen. Code, § 484)1 and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury. (§ 245, subd. (a)(4).) In November 2017, appellant visited a Target store in Torrance. She filled a shopping cart with items valued at $1,106.97 and then left the store without paying. Once in the parking lot, appellant noticed a loss prevention officer and sheriff’s deputies. She pushed the cart away from her and attempted to run away, across the parking lot. Appellant pleaded no contest in case no. TA144670 to grand theft. In February 2018, appellant struck a Gardena police officer in the face while the officer was trying to arrest her sister. She was charged with a felony violation of Penal Code section 69, resisting an executive officer. In case no. YA097739, appellant pleaded no contest to that charge. At a hearing on April 10, 2018, the trial court disposed of all three cases by granting appellant three…