People v. Carbajal

Opinion

LIU, J.

Defendant was charged with sexually molesting two victims. A jury convicted defendant of some counts involving one victim while deadlocking on all counts involving the other victim. Nevertheless, the jury returned a true finding on a “One Strike” allegation that defendant had committed offenses against multiple victims. (Pen. Code, § 667.61, subds. (b), (e)(4); all further statutory references are to the Penal Code.) Believing the jury’s true finding was made in error, the trial court instructed the jury on the law and ordered further deliberations. When the jury quickly…