People v. Johnson CA5

Filed 6/13/25 P. v. Johnson CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, F088222 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. F18904832) v.

TATYANA JAIHDA MARIE JOHNSON, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. John F. Vogt, Judge. Julia J. Spikes, under appointment by the Court of Appeal; Tatyana Jaihda Marie Johnson, in propria persona, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Levy, Acting P. J., Peña, J. and De Santos, J.

INTRODUCTION In 2018, appellant Tatyana Jaihda Marie Johnson fatally struck and killed Andrea Monica Reyes with her automobile. In 2023, following a bench trial, the court found appellant guilty of (1) felony hit-and-run (Veh. Code, § 20001, subd. (b)(2); count 1) and (2) misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (c)(2); count 2). For the felony, appellant was sentenced to prison for the low term of two years. She received credit for time served for the misdemeanor. Appellant’s counsel filed a Wende1 brief in this court. We have independently reviewed the entire record and, finding no arguable issues, affirm the judgment. BACKGROUND Appellant waived her right to a jury trial. The defense presented no evidence, and appellant did not testify. In 2018, appellant was sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle with the engine running, parked outside a residence. She began arguing with the victim, Reyes, who was standing nearby.2 While appellant remained in her vehicle, the argument escalated. Approximately six bystanders were present. During the confrontation, Reyes entered appellant’s vehicle through the open passenger-side door. Reyes’s brother pulled her out, but as he did, appellant reversed, knocking both of them down. Appellant then drove forward, running over Reyes and fleeing the scene. Reyes sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries. She died later that day from blunt force trauma. The court received evidence that appellant’s vehicle had dragged Reyes about 14 feet.

1 People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). 2 Before or during this argument, appellant’s vehicle made contact with Reyes’s parked car, causing some minor damage.