P. v. Arias CA6
Following a jury trial, defendant Miguel Servin Arias was found guilty of five sex offenses, specifically two counts of a lewd or lascivious act upon a child under 14 years old (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)) (a lesser included offense of count 1 and count 5 as charged), two counts of a forcible lewd or lascivious act upon a child under 14 years old (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (b) (1)) (counts 2 and 3), and forcible sexual penetration (§ 289, subd. (a)(1)) (count 4). The victim of count 5 was Zoe Doe, and the victim of the other four offenses was Alana Doe. As to all offenses, the jury found true that defendant had been convicted of an enumerated sex offense (§ 667.61, subd. (c)) against more than one victim within the meaning of 667.61, subdivisions (b) and (e). The trial court sentenced defendant to five consecutive, 15-years-to-life terms pursuant to section 667.61, subdivision (b), commonly known as the One Strike law, for an aggregate prison term of 75 years to life.
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