People v. John B.

Opinion

GILBERT, J.

Here we affirm a conviction for violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (b). Although the trial court may have erred in admitting the testimony of the defendant’s psychotherapist concerning a therapy session not reported pursuant to the Child Abuse Reporting Act (Pen. Code, § 11165 et seq.), the error was without prejudice.

Facts

On February 16, 1985, defendant, John B., walked into a Veteran’s Administration Hospital emergency room seeking psychiatric help. He told Doctor Melinda Young, a psychiatric resident, that he tried to kill his wife that morning and wished to…