California Court of Appeal

Conviction of one count of torture and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury is affirmed over claims that: 1) there was insufficient evidence to support conviction of torture; 2) the torture statute is unconstitutionally vague; and 3) the court improperly imposed a serious felony prior enhancement twice, once on the torture count and once on the second assault count.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2006
• Published 06/21/2006

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Greg M. Kane, 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, Lilia E. Garcia, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.