P. v. Alexander
A jury found defendant Paul Lawrence Alexander guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child (rape by force in violation of Penal Code section 269, subdivision (a)(1); undesignated section references are to the Penal Code), and oral copulation by force in violation of section 269, subdivision (a)(4), and three counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 in violation of section 288, subdivision (a). The court denied defendants motion for new trial and sentenced him to an aggregate term of six years consecutive to 30 years to life in state prison. On appeal, defendant contends (1) he was denied his right to testify on his own behalf and (2) he was denied due process by virtue of the ineffective assistance of his counsel. Court affirm the judgment.
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