P. v. Coronado CA6
A jury found defendant Adalberto Coronado guilty on numerous counts of sexual assault on children, child abuse, and corporal injury to a spouse. The trial court imposed a total term of 60 years to life in prison.
Coronado contends the trial court erred by admitting expert testimony about Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS). He argues the evidence should have been excluded as insufficiently reliable under People v. Kelly (1976) 17 Cal.3d 24 (Kelly); that there was an insufficient showing that the subject of expert testimony was beyond the common understanding of jurors; that its probative value was substantially outweighed by the danger of undue prejudice under Evidence Code section 352; and that its admission violated his due process rights.
For the reasons below, we conclude these claims are without merit. We will affirm the judgment.
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