P. v. Taylor CA4/3
Telonious Lamar Taylor was convicted of eight counts (counts 2 through 8, and 12) involving human trafficking, pimping, pandering, false imprisonment and criminal threats directed at Jane Doe and L.C. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, principally based on count 5 (human trafficking of L.C.). However, this appeal is only concerned with the human trafficking count 5, and counts 8 (criminal threat made to L.C.) and 12 (assault against L.C. likely to produce great bodily injury). Taylor makes no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, but asks us to review, in-camera, confidential sealed psychiatric records concerning the prosecution’s main witness, L.C., to determine whether the trial court’s refusal to disclose those records to the defense at trial may have violated any of Taylor’s constitutional rights. He also asserts that counts 8 and 12 should not run concurrently with his 15-year sentence on count 5, but should be stayed under section 654.
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