P. v. Retanan
A jury convicted defendant Louis Retanan on 16 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual offenses against R.S. (counts 1 to 7), B.L. (count 9), R.F. (counts 10-14), and R.G. (counts 15 to 18) as follows: aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age (Pen. Code, 269, subd. (a)(1) count 1),[1]six counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14 by force or fear ( 288, subd. (b)(1) counts 2 to 7), one misdemeanor count of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18 ( 647.6, subd. (a) count 9), and nine counts of committing a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14 ( 288, subd. (a) counts 10 to 18). The jury also sustained allegations that the offenses in counts 1 to 7 and 10 to 18 were committed against two or more victims within the meaning of the one strike law ( 667.61, subd. (e)(5)). The trial court sentenced defendant to separate terms of 15 years to life on each felony count as follows: consecutive terms for counts 1 through 7, 10 and 15, and concurrent terms for counts 11 through 14, and 16 through 18. The court imposed a concurrent term of one year in county jail for the misdemeanor violation. Defendants total state prison term was 135 years to life. Defendants sentence is not disproportionate to the offender or the offenses. His claim of cruel and unusual punishment is without merit. The judgment is affirmed.
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