California Court of Appeal

In an appeal of convictions for various sex crimes with minors, although the trial court improperly instructed the jury under CALJIC No. 2.62 that it could draw unfavorable inferences from defendant's failure to explain or deny evidence against him, such error was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2003
• Published 07/31/2003

Judges

• AARON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Rebecca P. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Peter Quon, Jr. and Lilia E. Garcia, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.