P. v. Trahan
A jury convicted defendant Lee M. Trahan of assault on a child causing death and manslaughter in connection with the death of his six-week-old twin daughter Willow. (Pen. Code,[1] §§ 273ab, subd. (a),[2] 192, subd. (a).) The jury found his wife, Jessica Trahan, guilty of misdemeanor child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (b)).[3] The trial court sentenced Lee to summary probation on the child abuse homicide conviction and to 11 years in prison on the manslaughter conviction.
Lee contends the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury sua sponte that, because there was evidence Jessica was an accomplice to his alleged crimes, her testimony requires corroboration and should be viewed with suspicion. We find any error in this regard harmless.
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