People v. Jackson

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

Defendant John William Jackson was convicted of rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. 3) and forcible oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a, subd. (c)) after a trial by jury and was also found to have used a deadly weapon in the commission of the offenses (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)). He was subsequently found not to be a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6300 et seq.).

On appeal defendant asserts that prejudicial error occurred when the trial court admitted evidence that he had committed a prior offense, that the evidence was insufficient to support…