P. v. Leonard CA3
A jury convicted defendant Thomas Frederick Leonard on 11 counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon six-year-old A., and one count of sexual penetration of A. The trial court sentenced defendant to a determinate term of 26 years and an indeterminate term of 15 years to life in prison.
Defendant now contends (1) that although there was sufficient evidence he touched A.’s genitals with the requisite intent, there was insufficient evidence he did so more than once; (2) the trial court should have allowed evidence that A. previously accused her cousin of sexually molesting her; (3) the trial court should not have allowed a psychologist’s testimony that false allegations of child sexual abuse were infrequent; (4) A.’s trial testimony, and the admission of her out-of-court statements, violated defendant’s constitutional right to confrontation because he was unable to adequately cross-examine her;
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