P. v. Phillips CA6
A jury convicted defendant Daniel Steven Phillips of orally copulating and committing a lewd act on four-year-old L. Doe, the daughter of friends who rented a room in his home. The trial court sentenced defendant to a 15-year-to-life prison term. On appeal, defendant challenges the court’s response to a jury question, the admission of L.’s statements during a recorded police interview on confrontation clause grounds, and the denial of his new trial motion. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
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