P. v. Mendoza
Defendant, who has also been known as Luis Mendoza, was convicted of two counts of committing lewd acts upon a child. (Pen. Code, S 288, subd. (a).) The trial court sentenced Sanchez to prison for 10 years for the sex offenses and imposed a one-year sentence for a prior drug conviction for which Sanchez was on probation at the time he was arrested for the instant offenses.
Defendant argues that the trial court erred by instructing the jury during Defendant's testimony that it had already ruled Defendant's admissions to police were admissible and that police had not violated Defendant's Miranda rights. Defendant also argues that the trial court's imposition of an upper term sentence violated his constitutional rights to a jury trial and due process. As court explain, court conclude that Defendant's arguments are without merit, and accordingly, court affirm.
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