P. v. Mendez CA4/2
Defendant and appellant, Jonathan Mendez appeals from the judgment entered following jury convictions for oral copulation with a child 10 years old or younger (Pen. Code, § 288.7, subd. (b); counts 1-3) and lewd acts upon a child (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a); counts 4-5). The trial court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of 10 years, plus 45 years to life.
Defendant contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the pretrial statements of the victim, S.C. Defendant argues the statements were not sufficiently reliable to qualify as a hearsay exception under the Evidence Code section 1360 hearsay exception. Defendant also argues the statements were inadmissible under section 352 and the confrontation clause. We reject defendant’s contentions and affirm the judgment.
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