Legal Opinion
People v. Mendoza
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1974No. Crim. 23151PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, J.
Joaquin Mendoza appeals the judgment (order granting probation) after a jury convicted him of committing a lewd act upon a child under 14 years of age. (Pen. Code, § 288.)
Facts
Tad S. testified that on the afternoon of 1 February 1972 he, then 13 years old, and his friend Jim M. were delivering newspapers at an apartment house on Tamarand Avenue in Hollywood. Tad saw Mendoza on the apartment house stairs and asked him to buy a paper. Mendoza bought one and told Tad he would like to subscribe. He then invited Tad and Jim into his apartment, where he gave the boys candy and…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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