California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arias, H043447 (Cal. App. 2017):
5. In his reply brief, defendant asserts that there was no evidence of duress at the preliminary hearing. That claim was forfeited. (See People v. Clark (2016) 63 Cal.4th 522, 552; see also 996.)
6. Pitmon, was disapproved on another ground in People v. Soto (2011) 51 Cal.4th 229, 248, fn. 12 (Soto) insofar as its language suggested that consent was a defense to forcible lewd acts.
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