P. v. Perez CA4/3
Defendant was convicted of four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under age 14 (Pen. Code, § 269, subds. (a)(5); counts 1 & 2 [sexual penetration], (a)(1); counts 3 & 4 [rape]), and one count of forcible lewd act on a child under age 14 (§ 288, subd. (b)(1); count 5). Count 5 was charged as sexual intercourse resulting in pregnancy. The jury found it to be true that defendant inflicted great bodily harm pursuant to count 5.
The court sentenced defendant to state prison for life without the possibility of parole on count 5. (See § 667.61, subd. (j)(1).) As to all remaining counts, the court imposed consecutive prison terms of 15 years to life, for a total sentence of life without the possibility of parole, plus consecutive 60 years to life.
On appeal, defendant challenges an evidentiary ruling, the voir dire process, and a jury instruction; he also asserts prosecutorial misconduct. We conclude the trial court was free of prejudicial error and affirm the judgmen
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