People v. Jackson CA3

Filed 8/21/23 P. v. Jackson CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Yuba) ----

THE PEOPLE, C097496

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CRF2200102)

v.

ARRON JAMIEREJOE JACKSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Arron Jamierejoe Jackson filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Finding no arguable errors that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we will affirm the judgment.

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FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS Defendant met 18-year-old Z.M. online. After numerous conversations that included defendant telling Z.M. she was beautiful and expressing concern for her welfare, defendant told Z.M. “he could make her money. . . he would elevate her and . . . he wanted to sell her for sex and . . . he could provide for her.” Z.M. agreed to meet defendant in person, and they met in Houston, Texas. Initially, defendant told Z.M. she should not have to prostitute herself but would recruit other girls for him to prostitute. He said he would send Z.M. to cosmetology school. His demands changed, and eventually, he required Z.M. to earn $1,000 a day prostituting herself to numerous “clients.” She worked for defendant in numerous cities throughout California and gave all the money she earned to defendant. Eventually, defendant became violent with Z.M. Defendant would often punch her in the face when she refused to work; he punched her in the face and “beat her” when someone paid her with counterfeit money. In January 2022, she was raped by a group of men. Defendant picked her up and took Z.M. to the hospital because she had vaginal and anal tearing. They left before the assault could be reported to the police. Z.M. went to her aunt’s house and slept for a few hours. Defendant then demanded she wake up and meet a client. Z.M. refused. Defendant pulled her off the couch by her ankles, causing her head to hit the floor, then punched her repeatedly. He grabbed her by the hair and dragged her toward the door. Z.M. broke free, grabbed a knife, and cut defendant’s face. Defendant offered to take her to the bus station so she could go home to Texas. While they were “driving around,” Z.M. became afraid and called her mother and her sister. Defendant and Z.M. were soon stopped by local law enforcement. The People charged defendant with human trafficking to commit another crime (Pen. Code, § 236.1, subd. (b); statutory section citations that follow are found in the