People v. Romo

The defendant was charged, jointly with one Jim Cay, with a violation of section 288a of the Penal Code. Cay pleaded guilty and the defendant was convicted by the verdict of a jury. He appeals from the judgment on the grounds that the court erred in giving and refusing certain instructions, coupled with the claim that the evidence is sufficient to raise k reasonable doubt as to whether he consented to or participated in the act charged.

The appellant, who had lived all of his life in Riverside County, had been arrested for intoxication on many occasions but had never been arrested for any…