California Court of Appeal

Conviction of murder and forcible lewd or lascivious act on a child under age 14, and forcible rape are reversed where DNA evidence was inadmissible against defendant in light of People v. Venegas (1998) 18 Cal.4th 47 and People v. Soto (1999) 21 Cal.4th 512.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2003
• Published 07/14/2003

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Lynne S. Coffin, State Public Defender, Jeffrey J. Gale and Valerie Hriciga, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David Druliner and Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson and Jo Graves, Assistant Attorneys General, Stephen G. Herndon, Paul E. O'Connor and Enid Camps, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.