People v. Guerrero

Opinion

DELL, J. *

Defendant and his codefendant, Roger Barron, were convicted by a jury of three sex crimes committed upon a 17-year-old girl, Irene L.: forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. 2), oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a) and unlawful sexual intercourse (Pen. Code, § 261.5). * 1

Defendant does not quarrel with the sufficiency of evidence, 2 hence we feel we can dispense with the customary statement of facts and proceed directly to the contentions on appeal: apart from a claim of sentencing irregularity, the only issue raised is the trial court’s ruling permitting the prosecutor to…