People v. Cannata

Opinion

RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.

— Anthony Wyatt Cannata appeals from the judgment following his conviction on one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child (Pen. Code, § 288.5, subd. (a); all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise specified). He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Defendant’s conviction came in his second trial, after his first trial ended in a hung jury. He claims the trial court erred in the second trial by ruling that, if he elected to testify on his own behalf, his statements to a staff member at a psychiatric hospital could be used by the…