P. v. Blakaj
Defendant Kujtim Blakaj attended a friends birthday party, where he drank heavily, ingested LSD, and sexually assaulted four women guests, including the honoree.
A jury convicted defendant of nine sexual offenses (six felonies and three misdemeanors): counts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 for sexual penetration ( 289, subds. (a)(1) and (e)); count 5 for rape ( 261, subd. (a)(4)); counts 7, 8, and 9 for sexual battery ( 243.4, subd. (e)(1).) Counts 3 and 6 for forcible sexual penetration were committed against more than one victim. ( 289, subd. (a)(1), and 667.61, subd. (e).) The court sentenced defendant to a prison term of 30 years to life. On appeal, defendant challenges his convictions based on the sufficiency of the evidence, the application of section 667.61, and the legitimacy of his sentence. Court reject his claims of error and affirm.
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