California Court of Appeal

Convictions and sentence for multiple sexual offenses against two minors are affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial court abused its discretion under Evidence Code 352 by admitting photographic evidence of the crimes; 2) the court failed to instruct sua sponte on duplicate counts; 3) the trial court erred by staying rather than dismissing sentence under the habitual sexual offender law; and 4) the sentence of 800 years to life was grossly excessive and violates both the U.S. and California Constitutions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2008
• Published 02/15/2008

Judges

• HORNER, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maribeth Halloran,First DistrictAppellate Project's, Independent Case System, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Seth K. Schalit, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.