P. v. Chavez
Sentenced to 300 years to life plus 20 years in state prison for kidnapping and committing a series of forcible sex acts on his 15-year-old victim, defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion by allowing two prior victims to testify he raped them under similar circumstances and by disallowing evidence his victim had been molested and had lied about it, and evidence of medication she failed to take. Defendant concedes the propensity evidence was admissible under Evidence Code section 1108, and we find no abuse of discretion pursuant to Evidence Code section 352. Court can find no manifest injustice in the manner in which the trial court exercised its discretion, and even if the trial court abused its discretion, any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Nor did the trial court abuse its discretion by refusing to strike defendants prior convictions. Court affirm.
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