People v. Codina

Defendant was tried by a jury upon an information charging him in separate counts with (1) lewd and lascivious conduct in violation of section 288 of the Penal Code, a felony, and (2) contributing to the delinquency of a minor in violation of section 702 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a misdemeanor. The alleged victim was a six-year-old girl. Defendant was acquitted on the first count and convicted on the second. Pie has appealed from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

As grounds for reversal defendant argues the following points: (1) the deficiency in the…