P. v. Jackson CA5
On August 23, 2015, defendant Bobby Dan Jackson used threats of violence to keep two victims inside a vehicle in Kern County. A jury acquitted him of two counts of kidnapping for ransom and two counts of kidnapping, but found him guilty in these four counts of the lesser included offense of false imprisonment (§ 237). He was also found guilty of making a criminal threat. The jury acquitted him of two counts of robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The trial court found prior conviction allegations to be true. The court denied defendant’s Romero motion to strike a 14-year-old prior conviction. Defendant was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 12 years 4 months. On appeal, defendant argues the trial court abused its discretion in permitting evidence regarding his alleged prior bad acts. He also raises a claim of instructional error. Finally, he contends the court abused its discretion in denying his Romero motion. We affirm.
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