What is the evidence used to convict defendant in a sexual assault case?

Here, the witnesses testified credibly about the incidents, and their testimonies were corroborated by independent evidence such as defendant's car being at the scene of some of the incidents and defendant being in possession of one of the victim's identification cards. In addition, the victims and witnesses gave similar descriptions of the suspect and the victims picked out defendant's picture in photographic lineups. The fact the victims could not positively identify defendant three years after the crimes were committed at the time of trial do not render the victims' photographic identifications unreliable, as that was a question for the jury to decide. (People v. Walker (1957) 154 Cal.App.2d 143, 148.) Further, while the victims gave varying descriptions of the suspect, this fact does not lead to the inevitable conclusion that defendant was wrongfully

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