California Court of Appeal

In case where 14-year-old boy told a 16-year-old girl that she was his "ho," subsequently slapped her face and pinched her breast with enough force to leave a bruise, finding that minor committed sexual battery and battery, and placement on probation, is affirmed as there is substantial evidence that the minor acted with the requisite purpose.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2006
• Published 11/01/2006

Judges

• SCOTLAND, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Tara K. Allen, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Malibu, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stan Cross and Robert K. Gezi, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.