P. v. Wallis CA6
Defendant Craig Loken Wallis appeals after a jury convicted him of felony stalking (Pen. Code, § 646.9, subd. (a)) and four misdemeanors: two counts of cruelty to a child (§ 273a, subd. (b)) and one count each of false reporting of an emergency (§ 148.3, subd. (a)) and battery (§ 242). Defendant’s convictions related to three victims: Jane Doe, John Doe #1, and John Doe #2.
The trial court imposed a three-year upper-term prison sentence for the felony, with concurrent or stayed jail terms for the misdemeanors. The trial court issued a 10-year criminal protective order as to Jane Doe, John Doe #1, and John Doe #2.
On appeal, defendant contends his convictions of cruelty to a child (§ 273a, subd. (b); counts 4 & 7) were not supported by substantial evidence. He specifically contends that there was insufficient evidence of his criminal negligence and of the victims’ unjustifiable mental suffering. Defendant alternatively contends both of those convictions must be rev
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