Legal Opinion
People v. Cardenas
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 12, 1994No. B071438PublishedCited by 25 opinions
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HASTINGS, J.
Juan Espinosa Cardenas held himself out to be a “curandero,” or faith healer, and rendered “treatment” to various female believers of the religion Curanderismo. His activities under this guise led to his conviction of six counts of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487) and seventy counts of sexual misconduct (Pen. Code, §§ 289; 266c; 261, subd. (a)(2); 288, subd. (a); 288, subd. (b)), and findings that he occupied a position of special trust (Pen. Code, § 1203.066, subd. (a)(9)).
Appellant challenges the convictions for count 2, penetration of the genital or anal openings of Selsa…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. PitmonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- People v. CiceroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- People v. OlsenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Do It Urself Moving & Storage, Inc. v. Brown, Leifer, Slatkin & BernsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- People v. MonteroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
3Cited by25 opinions
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