P. v. Rahming CA4/1
A jury convicted Rashawd Jarrael Rahming of sodomy and oral copulation with a child 10 years of age or younger (Pen. Code, § 288.7, subd. (a) & (b), counts 1 & 2), and lewd touching of a child under 14 years of age (§ 288, subd. (a), count 3). The court sentenced Rahming to prison for eight years plus 40 years to life.
Rahming contends his convictions should be reversed because of prosecutorial misconduct occurring in closing argument. Specifically, Rahming contends that the prosecutor (1) improperly told the jury to use evidence of pornography found on Rahming's tablet to show propensity to commit the charged crimes, and (2) referred to facts not in evidence. Because Rahming's trial attorney did not make these objections at trial, and to avoid forfeiture of these issues on appeal, Rahming contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reject these contentions, direct the clerk to correct an omission in the abstract of judgment, and affirm the judgment.
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