P. v. Green
A jury found defendant Michael Lewis Green guilty of two counts of forcible rape, two counts of a lewd act with a child under 14 years of age, and one count of a lewd act with a child under the age of 14 with defendant being 10 years older than the child. The jury also found defendant had a prior strike conviction. The trial court sentenced defendant to a total of 54 years 4 months in prison.
On appeal, defendant contends the presence of a support person sitting beside two witnesses while they testified violated his confrontation right under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Defendant also contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to introduce evidence of prior sexual conduct of a complaining witness, which violated his right to a fair trial under the United States Constitution. Finding no error, prejudice, or constitutional violation, Court will affirm the judgment.
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