California Court of Appeal

The use of memorandum opinions does not automatically violate constitutional mandate that appellate decisions state reasons for dispositions, and the use of such opinions will likely increase; the court here affirmed defendant's convictions for forcible rape, continued sexual abuse and forcible oral copulation, but vacated sentence on one count and remanded for resentencing on that count. (Certified for partial publication).

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2002
• Published 04/15/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Jerome P. Wallingford, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, J. Robert Jibson and Janine R. Busch, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.