P. v. Soriano-Moreno CA4/3
We appointed counsel to represent defendant Mauricio Javier Soriano-Moreno on appeal. Counsel filed a brief which set forth the facts of the case. Counsel did not argue against the client, but advised the court no issues were found to argue on defendant’s behalf. Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, counsel provided one possible issue to assist this court in its review: “Does the ‘10 years of age or younger’ requirement in [Penal Code] section 288.7 encompass crimes which occur when the victim is over the age of 10 but under the age of 11?” (All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.)
Defendant was born in July 1998. L. was born in October 2006. She was 11 years old when she testified on June 21, 2018. At the time she testified, she had just finished the sixth grade and was going to begin the seventh grade in the fall of 2018. She and her parents share a bedroom, although she has her own bed.
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