Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided June 28, 2019No. E069873PublishedCited by 128 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPHAEL J.

*1029Defendant and appellant Carl Jones was convicted of sodomy of an unconscious victim pursuant to Penal Code section 286, subdivision (f), a felony. The trial exhibits included a video recording where Jones's roommate recounted what she had observed to an investigator. What the roommate said was hard to discern at times, and the parties disputed whether she said she heard the victim tell Jones immediately before the incident that " 'I'm a little horny.' " Whether the victim made such a remark would bear on whether she was conscious and gave consent. On appeal, Jones contends that the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by128 opinions

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