Legal Opinion

People v. McAlpin

California Supreme Court

Decided July 18, 1991No. S010577PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOSK, J.

—Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of nonviolent lewd conduct with a child under the age of 14. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a).) He complains of a number of evidentiary rulings by the trial court. As will appear, we conclude that the principal rulings were correct, and the incorrect rulings were not ¡prejudicial on the entire record of this case. We therefore affirm the judgment.

Defendant met Anita M. at a church dance in April 1985 and began dating her. Anita, who was divorced, had three children: Stephanie (then age 8), Valerie (then age 7), and Isaac (then age…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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