People v. Duke

Opinion

FRANSON, Acting P. J.

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of the following crimes based on separate assaults on three women: three simple assaults as lesser included offenses of assault with intent to commit rape (Pen. Code, § 220), felony assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), three felony attempted sexual batteries (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 243.4) and two burglaries (Pen. Code, § 459). The burglaries were dependent upon the convictions of one attempted sexual battery and the assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury.…