People v. Brown

Opinion

GILBERT, J. *

Defendant was convicted after jury trial of burglary, forcible rape, and forcible oral copulation and of having used a deadly weapon in commission of those crimes. He was sentenced to prison for 6 years. The offenses involved entry into the house of defendant’s former spouse and forcing her to engage in sexual acts at knife point. Preliminary plea negotiations with the district attorney resulted in an “offer” of a plea of guilty to a single count of violating Penal Code section 243.4, 2 sexual battery, and dismissal of the remaining charges. Although interested in the…