P. v. Gilles CA1/3
Defendant Thomas Fox Gilles appeals a judgment convicting him of sexually molesting his daughter and sentencing him to three consecutive indeterminate terms of 15 years to life, plus an additional consecutive 27 years in prison. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in support of the jury’s finding that his crimes were committed with duress and in support of the court’s restitution award. He also argues that he was prejudiced by the admission of improper testimony by the prosecution’s expert witness regarding the low rate of false allegations of sexual abuse by children and asserts a related claim of instructional error. Finally, he argues that the court operations assessment imposed by the court is excessive. We find no error that requires reversal of his conviction, but agree that the amount of the assessment must be corrected.
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