California Court of Appeal

Under Pen. Code 289, which prohibits foreign object penetration of a minor who was under age 14 and more than 10 years younger than a defendant, "sexual penetration" as "penetration of the genital . . . opening" refers to penetration of the labia majora, rather than the vagina.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2001
• Published 06/19/2001

Judges

•  KAY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Oliver J. Northup, Jr., First District Appellate Project, Davis, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Moona Nandi, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondents.