People v. Petrovic

Opinion

GILBERT, P. J.

Defendant Zoran Petrovic appeals a judgment following Ms felony conviction of possession or control of child pornography with a prior conviction for child molestation. (Pen. Code, § 311.11, subd. (b).)

Petrovic relies on a dictum in Tecklenburg v. Appellate Division (2009) 169 Cal.App.4th 1402 [87 Cal.Rptr.3d 460] to argue that section 311.11 is to be interpreted the same way that U.S. v. Kuchinski (9th Cir. 2006) 469 F.3d 853 interprets a federal child pornography statute (18 U.S.C. § 2252A'(a)(5)(B)). We do not do so because the federal and state statutes are different…