People v. Jones

Filed 4/4/23 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A163558 v. (Solano County Super Ct. MERLIN SYLVESTER JONES, No. VCR231658) Defendant and Appellant. In the first part of a bifurcated trial, a jury found appellant guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a)) and being a felon in possession of a firearm (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)), finding true the allegation that he had personally used a firearm causing death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)). In the second part, the…