P. v. Harris
Defendant William Harris was charged by information with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 (Pen. Code, 288, subd. (a); counts 1-3), one count of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 14 and more than 10 years younger than the defendant (Pen. Code, 289, subd. (j); count 4) and one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 and more than seven years younger than the defendant (id., 269; count 5). A jury found Harris guilty on all counts. The trial court sentenced Harris to a total term of 27 years to life, consisting of a term of 15 years to life on count 5, consecutive to an aggregate determinate term of 12 years on the remaining counts. Harris filed a timely notice of appeal. On appeal, Harris contends that the trial court erred by allowing certain evidence to be introduced, specifically evidence regarding Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS) and evidence of certain uncharged offenses. Harris also argues that the trial court erred in instructing the jury. Court disagree and shall affirm.
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