People v. Archer

Opinion

TODD, J.

A jury found James Henderson Archer guilty of four counts of lewd and lascivious conduct upon a child under the age of fourteen in violation of Penal Code 1 section 288, subdivision (a). Two of the counts alleged a “first” and “last” incident of digital vaginal contact and the other two counts alleged a “first” and “last” incident of penile vaginal contact. The jury was unable to reach agreement on two other charged counts of section 288, subdivision (a), which alleged a “first” and “last” incident of oral genital contact. The trial court declared a mistrial as to the counts…