People v. Reeder

Opinion

PUGLIA, P. J.

Defendant appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted him of oral sex perversion (Pen. Code, § 288a) and forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. 3).

On the evening of May 29, 1975, Cheryl S. was hitchhiking and accepted defendant’s offer of a ride from Grass Valley to her home in Foresthill. Shortly thereafter defendant stopped the car at the side of the road, explaining to Miss S. that he had to go to the bathroom. Defendant left the car and returned a short while later. He told Miss S. he was going to make love to her. She pulled out a pocketknife and…