P. v. Olmedo
Ralph Olmedo (appellant) was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child. On appeal, he contends (1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior uncharged sexual offenses; (2) the trial court erred when it refused to allow a defense expert to testify; (3) the trial court erred when it refused to allow defense counsel to ask certain questions of a defense witness; and (4) the prosecutors misconduct during closing argument requires reversal of appellants conviction.
Appellant also has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which we have consolidated with the direct appeal, alleging his counsel was ineffective for (1) failing to investigate information about appellants family providing the victims grandmother with money, at her request; (2) failing to timely object to and request an admonition regarding instances of prosecutorial misconduct during argument to the jury; and (3) failing to retain an expert in a timely manner and failing to adequately prepare the expert for and question her at an Evidence Code section 402 hearing. Court affirm the judgment and deny the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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