People v. Jones

Opinion

SLOUGH J.

—Defendant and appellant, Casey Jones, Jr., appeals an order denying his petition to designate his conviction for burglary (Pen. Code, §459) as misdemeanor shoplifting (§ 459.5) 1 under section 1170.18, which California voters enacted as part of the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (Proposition 47). Jones also appeals the order denying his motion to strike the one-year prison prior enhancement (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) imposed in this case on the basis of a conviction in a prior case which the superior court had previously designated a misdemeanor. Jones contends the superior…