People v. Jandres

Opinion

PREMO, J.

Defendant Jose Saul Jandres appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of forcible rape with a kidnapping enhancement (Pen. Code, §§ 261, subd. (a)(2), 667.61, subds. (a), (d)); kidnapping to commit rape (id., § 209, subd. (b)(1)); and felony false imprisonment (id., §§ 236, 237). On appeal from the judgment, defendant claims the court erred by (1) admitting evidence of an uncharged act; (2) improperly instructing the jury; and (3) failing to strike defendant’s conviction for false imprisonment, a lesser included offense of kidnapping for…