Is there any case law in which a defendant was charged with forcible lewd act upon a child?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, B258260 (Cal. App. 2015):
People v. Espinoza (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 1287, upon which appellant relies, is distinguishable. There, the defendant was charged with one count of forcible lewd act upon a child and several other offenses. (Id. at p. 1295.) The evidence at trial showed that on five occasions, the defendant molested his
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