P. v. Nuckles
Appellant/defendant Jane Nuckles, a parolee, was very fond of Adam Gray, who was also on parole. Defendant allowed Gray and his girlfriend to stay at her house in Kings County, even though she knew that he had absconded from his parole in Kern County. Defendant instructed Gray and his girlfriend that they could hide in the crawl space of her house if the police showed up to look for them. Nuckles's then-boyfriend, who also lived at the house, was afraid of Gray and informed law enforcement officers that Gray was staying at their house. Gray was arrested while he was hiding in the garage, and his girlfriend was found in the trap door leading to the crawl space.
Defendant was charged with one count of being an accessory to a felony (Pen. Code,[1] § 32), that she harbored, concealed, and aided Gray with the intent that he avoid and escape from arrest and punishment. After a jury trial, defendant was convicted as charged and the court found she had served a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subdivision (b)). Defendant was sentenced to an aggregate term of four years in state prison.
On appeal, defendant claims her conviction for being an accessory to a felony is not supported by substantial evidence, because Gray did not commit another felony while he was staying with her, and he was only wanted for absconding from parole. We will address the trial court's calculation of conduct credits and will affirm.
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