P. v. Torfason
Filed 6/22/06 P. v. Torfason CA6
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES TORFASON, Defendant and Appellant. | H028614 (Monterey County Super. Ct. No. SS040195) |
In January 2005, defendant James Torfason was convicted at a court trial of a felony attempted lewd act upon a child (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 288, subd. (a))[1] and misdemeanor attempting to annoy or molest a child (§§ 664, 647.6). The court found true that defendant served a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) and sentenced him to four years in state prison. On appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the competence of trial counsel.
FACTS
Around 1:00 p.m. on Saturday May 29, 2004, while defendant was on parole for continuous sexual abuse of a child (§ 288.5), he went to the Soledad YMCA public swimming pool to â€
