P. v. Guzman CA3
Defendant Manuel Alejandro Guzman sexually abused his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter. A jury found him guilty of two counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act on a child who is under the age of 14 years. With respect to one of the counts, the jury also found defendant engaged in substantial sexual conduct with the child. The trial court sentenced defendant to serve 10 years in state prison for these crimes, plus a consecutive eight-month term for an unrelated DUI conviction in another case.
On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court prejudicially abused its discretion and violated his federal constitutional rights by admitting evidence of three uncharged offenses committed against defendant’s former girlfriend; (2) the trial court also erred and violated defendant’s federal constitutional rights by instructing the jury with CALCRIM No. 1191A regarding the proper use of such evidence; and (3) the cumulative prejudicial effect of these assertions of error re
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