Legal Opinion
People v. Younghanz
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 1984No. Crim. 17111PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, J.
Defendant Lonnie Younghanz appeals his conviction of four counts of child molestation. He challenges the constitutionality of the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Child Abuse Reporting Act and argues the method of sign language used resulted in a denial of his right to confront a witness and to have an adequate record on appeal.
On October 27, 1981, Younghanz met with a student counselor at the Chapman College Community Clinic and disclosed he had been having intercourse with his deaf-mute, borderline mentally retarded daughter for approximately eight years. The next…
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