People v. Neal

Defendant was convicted in a jury trial of violation of section 288 of the Penal Code, and he appeals from the judgment.

Appellant’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to support the judgment is not sustainable. The alleged victim, a girl 11 years of age, testified that on April 27, 1947, about 11 a. m., she went with defendant, at his invitation, into an underground pumping station to see the pumps; that while they were in the station he carried her, with his arm around her waist, to a place “to stand on” where she could see the pumps; that he ran his hands up and down her legs and…