A homeless woman who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting death of a man at a downtown Sacramento bus stop was sentenced today to a state mental hospital.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard ordered that Audrey Anna Jackson, 50, be placed in Napa State Hospital for no more than the 34 years to life. It's the sentence she would have received for her conviction on attempted murder charges in the Sept. 22, 2008, shooting of Francisco Salvador Perez, 54.
A jury acquitted her of murder for the attack on Perez that was prompted when he rebuffed her attempt to panhandle him at a bus stop at 6th and J streets. The panel found that Perez's death 13 months later could not conclusively be linked to the shooting.
Jackson could be released from the Napa hospital if psychiatrists determine she has regained her sanity. A judge still would have to approve her placement in the community.
Judge Gilliard today stayed Jackson's sentencing on the jury's finding that the defendant was guilty of two weapons charges in the shooting death of Perez. She faces a maximum of six years in prison for unlawfully carrying a handgun on a public street. Jackson would be returned for sentencing on the gun charges if she recovers her sanity.
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