P. v. Guernon CA4/1
A jury convicted Robert Michael Guernon of six child sex offenses against two minor victims and of possessing child pornography. (Pen. Code, §§ 288.7, subd. (b), 288, subd. (a), 311.11, subd. (a).) On appeal, he argues the trial court abused its discretion in discharging a juror on the second day of trial. Next he claims the admission of minor A.W.'s forensic interview violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation because she gave vague and unresponsive testimony at trial. Finally, he claims he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorney did not object to statements made in the prosecution's closing arguments that appeared to dilute its burden of proof. As to the first two claims, we find no error. As to the third, we conclude there was no prejudice from the failure to object to any prosecutorial error under People v. Centeno (2014) 60 Cal.4th 659 (Centeno). Accordingly, we affirm.
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