P. v. Rios CA5
Defendant Abel Jose Rios stands convicted by jury of five counts of sex offenses against two children under the age of 10 years. Relevant to this appeal, defendant was charged under Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a) on counts 3 and 5 for lewd or lascivious acts against a child under the age of 14 years. These counts also contained special allegations that the underlying crime was a qualifying offense under section 667.61, subdivision (c) of the “One Strike” law (§ 667.61 et seq.), and alleged defendant had committed the qualifying offenses against more than one victim within the meaning of section 667.61, subdivision (e)(4).
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