California Court of Appeal

Trial court committed an instructional error by improperly describing the "seducing" intent element of the offense. The record does not demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that this error did not contribute to the verdict, thus the error was prejudicial and reversal is required.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2003
• Published 12/12/2003

Judges

• MIHARA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  J. Courtney Shevelson, Under Appointment by the Sixth District Appellate Program, Carmel, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Rene A. Chacon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Ronald E. Niver, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.