Filed 9/24/26 P. v. Tatum CA2/4
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FOUR
THE PEOPLE, B342349
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County
Super. Ct. No. BA503907)
v.
SHAYLA C. TATUM,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los
Angeles County, Eleanor J. Hunter, Judge. Affirmed.
Heather E. Shallenberger, under appointment by the Court
of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Defendant Shayla Tatum appeals from judgment following
her conviction for assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code,
§ 245, subd. (a)(1)).1 After reviewing the record, defendant’s
appointed counsel filed an opening brief asking this court to
review the record independently pursuant to People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). We have received no supplemental
brief. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Around noon on February 17, 2022, Tatum and several
other people were seen fighting an unhoused man inside a
neighborhood park. The fight spilled over onto an adjoining
sidewalk, where defendant struck the man, later identified as
Jerry Johnson, over the head with a 16-inch combination
taser/flashlight. Tatum’s common law husband, Framel Bolton
Senior, pulled a gun and fired one shot at Johnson. Defendant
and Bolton struck or kicked Johnson several more times before
running away. Johnson died from a gunshot wound to the torso.
He had marijuana and methamphetamine in his blood. The jury
viewed video footage of the confrontation obtained from nearby
security cameras.
Defendant and Bolton were tried together for the assault
and homicide of Johnson. Bolton testified he shot Johnson in
self-defense and to defend Tatum and others involved in the
confrontation.2 Defendant did not testify and did not present
evidence in her defense.
1 Subsequent unspecified references to statutes are to the Penal
Code.
2 Investigating officers did not locate any weapons inside the park
or around the sidewalk area where Johnson was shot.
2
Following trial, a jury convicted defendant of assaulting
Johnson with a deadly weapon, namely a “Metal
Flashlight/Taser” (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)).3 She was sentenced to the
low term of two years imprisonment and credited a total of
188 days of actual custody and good time/work time credits.
DISCUSSION
On April 9, 2026, we notified defendant and appointed
counsel that defendant would have 30 days to file a supplemental
brief raising any contentions or arguments she wished this court
to consider. The notice directed counsel to immediately send the
record and opening brief in this appeal to defendant. To date, we
have received no response.4
We have examined the entire record and are satisfied that
no arguable issues exist, and that defendant has, by virtue of
counsel’s compliance with the Wende procedure and our review of
the record, received adequate and effective appellate review of
the judgment entered against her in this case. (Smith v. Robbins
(2000) 528 U.S. 259, 278.)
3 The jury also convicted Bolton of voluntary manslaughter (§ 192,
subd. (a)). We recently affirmed Bolton’s conviction on direct appeal.
(People v. Bolton (Sept. 24, 2026, B346796) [nonpub. opn.].)
4 The notice sent to defendant’s listed address at a correctional
facility was returned in the mail with the notation, “Released.”
Defendant’s appointed counsel spoke with defendant on April 8, 2026.
The following day, appointed counsel emailed defendant, advising her
of the Wende brief and her ability to “file a supplemental opening brief
within thirty (30) days of my filing this brief . . . .” Counsel sent
defendant copies of the Wende brief and the appellate record.
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DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
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MORI, Acting P. J.
We concur:
TAMZARIAN, J.
DAUM, J.
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