People v. Mastrantuono

Defendant having been convicted of statutory rape and violation of section 288a of the Penal Code, appeals from the judgment of conviction and from the order denying his motion for new trial. His contention is that the verdicts of the jury are not supported by the evidence.

The information contained six counts: count one charged statutory rape; count two: violation of section 288a of the Penal Code; count three: violation of section 286; count four: violation of section 288a; count five: violation of section 286, and count six: violation of section 288 of the same code. During the trial, on…