People v. Walters

Opinion by

Judge MARQUEZ.

Defendant, James Melvin Walters, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree sexual assault. We affirm.

The record reflects that during the night of December 26, 1985, two individuals who lived across from a park reported to police that they had heard a person screaming. One had heard the screams for about twenty minutes before calling police.

Upon responding, the police saw a parked car with its brake lights intermittently flashing. When the police car’s presence became apparent, the car attempted to leave, but was…