P. v. Garcia CA4/2
Defendants and appellants, Jose Jesus Garcia (Jose), Lazaro Garcia (Lazaro), and Homero Garcia (Homero), were convicted by the same jury of committing sex offenses against at least one of three children under age 10: Jane Doe 1 (Jane), her brother John Doe (John), and their maternal cousin, Jane Doe 2 (Jane 2). The crimes were committed in a Moreno Valley home that defendants shared with John, Jane, and their parents. Jane 2 often visited the home. Lazaro and Jose are paternal uncles and Homero is a paternal cousin of John and Jane.
Homero was convicted in counts 1 and 2, and Lazaro in counts 3 and 4 of having sexual intercourse with Jane, a child under age 10. (Pen. Code, § 288.7, subd. (a).) Homero and Lazaro were each sentenced to 50 years to life in prison (two consecutive terms of 25 years to life).
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