People v. Whitfield
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
In thepublished portion of this opinion, we shall hold that the filing of an information tolls the period of limitations as to lesser related offenses which are based on the “same conduct” (Pen. Code, § 803, subd. (b)) as that which underlies the charged offense. 1
Defendant was charged with a variety of sexual offenses committed against Margaret T. and Adonica H. A jury convicted him of 33 counts charging sexual offenses, including forcible oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a, subd. (c)), forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)), forcible sodomy (Pen. Code, § 286),…
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