P. v. Koziol CA2/2
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged defendant and appellant Benjamin Koziol (Benjamin) with pimping (Pen. Code, § 266h, subd. (a); count 2), and both Benjamin and his codefendant and wife Jordan Koziol (Jordan) with pandering by procuring (§ 266i, subd. (a)(1); count 3). A jury convicted defendants on both charges and found true, as to count 3, the allegation that defendants caused, induced, persuaded, or encouraged the victim, Jessica V. (Jessica), to become a prostitute through promises, threats, violence, a device, or a scheme. Jordan was sentenced to the low term of three years for count 3; Benjamin was sentenced to concurrent terms of four years for each count.
Defendants timely appealed. Benjamin argues: (1) The trial court erred in admitting evidence that he had nonconsensual sex with Jessica, and (2) The trial court improperly denied his motion for a new trial. Jordan joins in his arguments.
We affirm.
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