P. v. Swauncy
A jury found defendant Deandrick Opic Swauncy guilty of committing lewd acts and other sex offenses against his girlfriend’s daughter, Jane Doe. The evidence showed that the crimes were committed between February 2005 and March 2006, when Jane was seven to eight years old. Defendant was sentenced to 31 years to life in prison.
On this appeal, defendant claims the trial court erroneously denied his motion to dismiss the charges on double jeopardy grounds after a prior trial ended in a mistrial. He also claims that insufficient evidence supports his convictions. We reject these claims and affirm the judgment.
Defendant has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in case No. E056336, claiming his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. We ordered the writ petition considered with this appeal. By separate order, we summarily deny the writ petition.
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