P. v. Lowe
Defendant Mark McCain Lowe was convicted by a jury of 41 sex offenses against four victims: 27 violations of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a) (lewd act on a child under 14),[1] three involving John Doe I, one involving John Doe II, 11 involving John Doe III, and 12 involving John Doe IV; 12 violations of section 288, subdivision (b)(1) (forcible lewd act on a child under 14) involving Doe IV[2]; one violation of section 288.5 (continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14) involving Doe II; and one violation of section 286, subdivision (c)(1) (sodomy of a child under 14) involving Doe IV. The jury further found that the section 288 offenses were committed against more than one victim. ( 667.61, subd. (e)(5).) Defendant was sentenced to 585 years to life in prison, representing consecutive terms of 15 years to life on the section 288 offenses. He received concurrent upper term sentences of 16 and 8 years for the section 288.5 (count 5) and 286 violations (count 41), respectively.
Court conclude that substantial evidence supported the competency finding, the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome evidence was properly admitted, and the sentencing errors were harmless. The judgment is therefore affirmed.
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