People v. Jones CA2/8

Filed 11/18/25 P. v. Jones CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

THE PEOPLE, B339637

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. KA017794-01) v.

CLEON JONES,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jacqueline Lewis, Judge. Affirmed.

Michele A. Douglass, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Pursuant to People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo), we review an order denying Cleon Jones’s Motion for Relief Due to Discrimination under the California Racial Justice Act, Penal Code1 section 745. We affirm. In June, 1993, the People charged appellant Cleon Jones with one count of possession for sale of cocaine base. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351.5.) That same month, Jones pled no contest in exchange for a sentence of 16 months in state prison concurrent with any probation violation sentence imposed in case number KA014991. The court imposed the 16-month term. On May 9, 2024, Jones filed a form Motion for Relief Due to Discrimination. On June 17, 2024, the trial court denied the motion because “Defendant is not currently in custody on this case and is therefore ineligible for relief.” On July 21, 2024, Jones timely appealed the order denying his Motion for Relief Due to Discrimination. We appointed counsel to represent Jones on appeal. On June 16, 2025, counsel filed a no issue brief pursuant to People v. Delgadillo. Counsel advised us they told Jones he could file his own supplemental brief within 30 days and will send him transcripts of the record on appeal as well as a copy of the brief. On June 16, 2025, this court sent Jones notice that a brief raising no issues had been filed on his behalf. We advised him he had 30 days within which to submit a supplemental brief or letter stating any issues he believes we should consider. We also advised him that if he did not file a supplemental brief, the appeal may be dismissed as abandoned.