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People v. Joseph

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 3, 2021No. A153494Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 5/3/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. A153494 JAMES VERNON JOSEPH, JR. Defendant and Appellant. (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 5-160639-1) From 2001 to 2015, James Vernon Joseph, Jr. and Avisa Babaei Lavassani ran a lucrative and violent sex trafficking enterprise. A jury convicted Joseph of 19 felonies against several victims, including conspiracy to commit human trafficking (Pen. Code, §§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 236.1)1 and numerous sex offenses,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. People v. HardyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Stogner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. The People v. MaiCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013

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