P. v. Barnett
Defendant Patrick Noel Barnett was convicted by jury of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, 269)[1] based on a violation of section 288a (oral copulation) by force or duress and three counts of lewd or lascivious conduct involving a child under the age of 14 by force or duress ( 288, subd. (b), hereafter sometimes lewd conduct). For the purpose of tolling the statute of limitations on the lewd conduct counts ( 803, subd. (f)), the jury found true special allegations that the complaint was filed within one year of the date the offenses were reported to law enforcement, that the crimes involved substantial sexual conduct (as defined in 1203.066, subd. (b)), and that there was clear and convincing, independent evidence that corroborated the victims allegations. The court sentenced defendant to 15 years to life on the aggravated sexual assault count consecutive to 18 years for the three lewd conduct counts.
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