People v. Bowring

Opinion by

Judge MARQUEZ.

Defendant, John B. Bowring, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts convicting him of sexual assault on a child as a pattern of sexual abuse and aggravated incest. He also appeals the sentence imposed. We affirm the judgment, but vacate the sentence in part and remand with directions.

The offenses for which defendant was convicted were based on evidence of defendant’s sexual contact with his thirteen-year-old daughter. Defendant gave police a statement that he had been having sexual relations with his daughter for about thirteen months. At trial,…