P. v. Martinez CA5
On June 22, 2020, an information was filed in the Superior Court of Tulare County charging defendant with committing the following offenses between September 1 and December 1, 2018: counts 1 through 17, commission of lewd acts on a child, J.B., under the age of 14 years, with each offense alleged to have been committed at specific times and places (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)); and count 18, contact with a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense (ibid.). As to counts 1 through 8, it was further alleged defendant engaged in substantial sexual contact with the victim (§ 1203.066, subd. (a)(8)). Defendant pleaded not guilty and denied the special allegations.
Pretrial Hearings About Possible Plea Offer
On September 3, 2020, the court convened a status conference; defendant was not present. The court stated it would approve a negotiated plea for a sentence of 15 years. The prosecutor objected, and the court stated the plea would have to be to all the charges.
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