People v. Jones CA3

Filed 10/4/22 P. v. Jones CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C093281

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 00F07042)

v.

BILLY JOE JONES,

Defendant and Appellant.

Over two decades ago, a jury found defendant Billy Joe Jones guilty of first degree murder and arson. The jury, however, acquitted defendant of kidnapping and found the special circumstances of murder by means of lying in wait and kidnapping not true. The trial court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of 28 years to life. In 2019, defendant petitioned for resentencing pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1437 (Stats. 2018, ch. 1015) which allows those convicted of first degree murder under the felony-murder…