P. v. Jackson
jury convicted James Lamar Jackson of second degree murder. (Pen. Code,[1] 187, subd. (a).) The jury also found true an allegation that Jackson used and discharged a firearm. ( 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.53, subd. (d).) The trial court modified the verdict to reduce the conviction to voluntary manslaughter pursuant to People v. Dillon (1983) 34 Cal.3d 441. Jackson was sentenced to a determinate term of 21 years, consisting of the upper term of 11 years for voluntary manslaughter, plus the upper tem of 10 years for the firearm enhancement.
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