P. v. Hernandez
Defendant Arron Matthew Hernandez was convicted by a jury of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts against a nine year old girl (Pen. Code, 288, subd. (a)) and one count of annoying or molesting her 10 year old sister when convicted of a prior specified felony. (Id., 647.6, subd. (c)(2).) The jury also heard evidence of uncharged lewd conduct against five girls who were four, six or seven, seven, and seven or eight years old when the acts happened between 13 and 20 years earlier. Defendant admitted five prior strike convictions and a prior one strike conviction. He received a total sentence of 175 years to life. On appeal, defendant challenges a jury instruction on the use to which the evidence of uncharged acts could be put, the sentence imposed, and trial counsels competence.
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