P. v. Santiago CA1/2
Antonio Santiago was sentenced to eight years in state prison for four counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, and he challenges that sentence in two respects. First, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion in choosing the aggravated term for his crimes. Second, he argues that the attorney who represented him at sentencing was constitutionally ineffective for failing to object to the sentence and for failing to urge leniency on the basis of Santiago’s limited cognitive abilities. We will affirm, as we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s sentencing decision and no prejudice from the complained-of inadequacies in defense counsel’s representation.
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