People v. Jackson

Opinion

GARDNER, P. J.

After a jury trial, defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of Penal Code, section 273a and section 273d (child beating).

The defendant’s first contention is that the court committed prejudicial error in allowing the testimony of a doctor concerning the “battered child syndrome.” An obvious answer to this contention is that no objection was made to this testimony. However, since it appears that under present procedures, appellate review is endless and if we dispose of the matter on that basis, we can realistically anticipate a collateral attack in which the…