People v. La Fargue

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J. *

Appellant Asterio La Fargue was convicted by a jury of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)) 2 and sentenced to the upper term of imprisonment of four years. A mistrial was declared on the remaining charges of assault with intent to rape, and false imprisonment (§§ 220, 236) after the jury was unable to reach verdicts. All charges arose out of events occurring on the evening of July 20, 1981, in San Francisco. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, and contends there were numerous…