P. v. Ward
On November 27, 2006, an information was filed charging appellant Michael Terry Ward with multiple offenses under the Penal Code against two female children, K.K. and A.R.[1]Regarding K.K., the information alleged that on May 21, 2001, appellant engaged in kidnapping to commit rape ( 209, subd. (b)(1), count 1), aggravated sexual assault on a child involving oral copulation ( 269, subd. (a)(4), count 2), forcible oral copulation ( 288a, subd. (c)(2)), count 3), and a lewd act upon a child ( 288, subd. (a), count 4). Regarding A.R., the information alleged that on October 4, 2005, appellant engaged in kidnapping to commit rape ( 209, subd. (b)(1), count 5), aggravated sexual assault upon a child ( 269, subd. (a)(1), counts 6 & 7), aggravated sexual assault upon a child involving sodomy ( 269, subd. (a)(3), counts 8 & 9), aggravated sexual assault upon a child involving oral copulation ( 269, subd. (a)(4), counts 10 & 11), forcible rape ( 261, subd. (a)(2)), counts 12 & 13), sodomy by use of force ( 286, subd. (c)(2), counts 14 & 15), forcible oral copulation ( 288a, subd. (c)(2), counts 16 & 17), and lewd acts upon a child ( 288, subd. (a), counts 18 through 20). On the eve of trial, the trial court dismissed counts 3, 4, and 12 through 20 at the prosecutors request ( 1385). On November 7, 2007, a jury found appellant guilty as charged, and found true allegations under the One Strike law ( 667.61, subds. (a), (d)) in connection with counts 2 and 6 through 11. The trial court determined that the prior conviction allegations were true, and sentenced appellant to a total term of 265 years to life.
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