People v. Redondo

Opinion

BRAUER, J.

Appellant Steve Alan Redondo was convicted by a jury of two counts of forcible oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a, subd. (c)) 1 and two counts of forcible lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under age 14 (§ 288, subd. (b)). The jury also found Redondo had kidnapped the victim for the purpose of committing each of these offenses (§ 667.8). He was sentenced to 25 years in state prison.

He raises five issues on appeal, each of which we find insufficient for reversal.

Facts

1. Prosecution

On the night preceding the attack, nine-year-old Mariano C. had fallen asleep near three of…