P. v. Healan
Defendant Curtis Walter Healan appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury trial. Defendant was convicted of the continuous sexual abuse of a child (Pen. Code, 288.5, subd. (a)) and 10 counts of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14 ( 288, subd. (a)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 72 years in state prison: 12 years for the continuous sexual abuse and, pursuant to section 667.6, subdivision (c), consecutive full terms of six years for each of the lewd acts.
On appeal, defendant claims evidentiary and sentencing error, and prosecutorial misconduct. He also claims the trial court failed to conduct a full inquiry into his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Court agree with his claim of sentencing error and modify the judgment accordingly. Court reject his remaining claims of error.
Defendant additionally petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Court deny the petition.
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