In what circumstances will a defendant appeal his conviction for forcible lewd acts against his stepdaughter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Woffinden, 21 Cal.App.4th 697, 26 Cal.Rptr.2d 369 (Cal. App. 1993):
In People v. Hecker (1990) 219 Cal.App.3d 1238, 268 Cal.Rptr. 884, the defendant was convicted of five counts of forcible lewd acts against his stepdaughter, a violation of section 288, subdivision (b). On appeal, he argued that the evidence was insufficient to establish that anal and vaginal intercourse was accomplished by force or duress within the meaning of that statute.
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