California Court of Appeal
People v. Cruz Villagran, 143768
Conviction of attempted violation of Penal Code section 288(a) is affirmed over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence where: 1) a defendant may commit the crime of attempted lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 by communicating with the victim via text messaging; and 2) the sexual intent and the touching required by section 288(a) need not occur simultaneously.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/11/18
Judges
- JONES
Court
- California Court of Appeal