P. v. Barreto
Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of committing 11 sex offenses against his stepdaughter and sentenced to a state prison term of 44 years with a consecutive 15-years-to-life term. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior lewd conduct, that his statements to the police should not have been admitted at trial, and that he was denied notice of the conduct underlying two of the counts. He further contends that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury by giving conflicting instructions on the burden of proof, by failing to give a unanimity instruction as to certain counts, and by instructing the jury on a probability standard for evaluating prosecution testimony. Appellant also contends that the trial court committed sentencing error. Court affirm.
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