P. v. Ortiz CA1/5
Appellant Joseph A. Ortiz was tried before a jury and convicted of multiple felony and misdemeanor sexual offenses against minors whom he had befriended. He argues that the judgment must be reversed in its entirety because (1) trial court abused its discretion in admitting a “massive” amount of evidence about his foot fetish for the purpose of proving his sexual intent; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of other uncharged bad acts; and (3) the prosecutor committed misconduct during the questioning of witnesses and in closing argument. In response to our request for supplemental briefing, appellant acknowledges the case must be remanded for resentencing because the trial court imposed determinate sentences for counts on which allegations under the One Strike law (Pen. Code, § 667.61) had been found true, and for which indeterminate sentences were required. Appellant also argues the conviction as to one count must be reversed due to insufficient evi
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