P. v. Haddad CA2/8
Defendant and appellant Fadi Haddad appeals from his conviction, after jury trial, of two counts of raping his ex-wife by duress (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)) and three counts of molesting his step-daughter (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)). On appeal, he argues: (1) his counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to argue that his threats to his ex-wife did not constitute duress as a matter of law; and (2) the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever the counts pertaining to his step-daughter from the counts pertaining to his ex-wife. We disagree and affirm. However, we order the abstract of judgment modified to properly reflect the sentence imposed.
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