P. v. Lopez CA4/1
A jury convicted Jose Osmin Lopez of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 by force (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (b)(1); count 1) and lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 (§ 288, subd. (a); count 2). The trial court sentenced Lopez to prison for eight years.
Lopez appeals, contending (1) the trial court committed reversible error when it did not allow him to present expert witness testimony to explain how police interrogation techniques used to elicit Lopez's partial confession could lead to a false confession and (2) his right to present a complete defense as well as his right to a fair trial under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments was violated. We affirm.
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