People v. Perkins

VALLÉE, J.

By information defendant was charged with a violation of section 288 of the Penal Code. In a trial by the court without a jury he was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a violation of section 702 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The cause was submitted on the transcript of the preliminary examination and evidence presented by defendant.

Janice, a 7-year-old girl, testified that on August 15, 1955, while she was in defendant’s car, he put his hand under her dress; he put it on top of her panties and not under them; when he did so, he in effect told her that…