People v. Castillo

Opinion

POCHÉ, J.

Defendant Daniel Ray Castillo appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (2)), 2 penetration by a foreign object (§ 289, subd. (a)), and upon a finding that he came within the provisions of sections 667 and 667.5 by virtue of having been convicted previously of a serious felony (§ 288a). 3 The primary contentions on appeal concern (a) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction of penetration by a foreign object; (b) the exclusion of evidence showing that defendant is mildly…