Legal Opinion

People v. Pena

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 6, 1992No. B041907PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1299Opinion

WOODS (Fred), J.

Arthur Samuel Pena (appellant) appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for burglary, forcible rape and forcible oral copulation. We affirm the judgment.

Facts and Proceedings Below

The victim, Ms. Helen B., is a woman in her late 50’s who is hearing impaired. She testified with the help of a sign-language interpreter. Ms. B. testified she had seen appellant twice before the rape, once at a neighbor’s yard sale, and again a week or month before the incident when appellant drove by her home and told her, “I’m gonna get you. I’m gonna fuck you.”

On June…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. People v. MirandaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  5. People v. DuranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by33 opinions

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