People v. Steele

Opinion

NEWSOM, J.

Douglas Allan Steele (hereafter Steele) appeals from convictions for multiple sex offenses. He was tried on an indictment charging four counts of rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (2)), four counts of forcible oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a, subd. (c)), and one count of kidnapping (Pen. Code, § 207) with an allegation of having kidnapped for purpose of committing a sexual offense (Pen. Code, § 667.8). After four days of deliberations, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty on two counts of rape, two counts of forcible oral copulation, and the single count of kidnapping. It…