P. v. Ponomarenko CA3
A jury found defendant Igor Ponomarenko guilty of eight counts of committing a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a); counts one [victim Y.P.], two and three [victim V.P.], five [victim J.P.], six [victim J.S.], eight [victim L.S.], nine [victim V.S.], and ten [victim S.P.]), and found true an allegation defendant committed a sex offense against two or more victims within the meaning of section 667.61, subdivision (e)(4).
Sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison, defendant appeals, contending the trial court prejudicially erred in failing to appoint a “domestic violence counselor” for the complaining witnesses, discharging a juror during trial, precluding defendant’s trial counsel from referencing the Salem Witch Trials or the “McMartin case” during her closing argument, and failing to properly instruct the jury on unanimity. Finding no error, we shall affirm.
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