P. v. Chambers CA6
Defendant Geoffrey Raynard Chambers was convicted of two counts of rape by force or fear (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)); four counts of oral copulation by force or fear (Pen. Code, § 288a, subd. (c)(2)(A)); and one count of sexual penetration by force or fear (Pen. Code, § 289, subd. (a)(1)(A)). All of the sexual conduct was perpetrated against defendant’s half-sister. Defendant argues that the trial court erred before trial by not dismissing the case upon learning that the district attorney’s office had inadvertently obtained recordings of jail telephone calls between defendant and his attorney. Defendant argues that the trial court erred during trial by admitting unduly prejudicial evidence that the victim had been offered (and declined) a bribe not to testify. Defendant challenges as unduly prejudicial admission of recorded statements he made that were derogatory toward homosexuals. And defendant argues the foregoing errors are cumulatively prejudicial.
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