People v. Fitch
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
Defendant was convicted by jury of forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)) and the jury found true the allegation that defendant had two serious felony convictions (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (a), (b)-(i)). Sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 25 years to life and a determinate sentence of 10 years, defendant appeals.
In the published portion of this opinion we reject defendant’s constitutional challenge to Evidence Code section 1108, which permits, in a criminal action for a sex offense, the admission of evidence of the defendant’s commission of another sex…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by63 opinions
- People v. DonohoIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
- People v. FalsettaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- People v. AbilezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
- People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
- People v. MerrimanCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014
58 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.