P. v. Moreland
Defendant George Moreland was convicted of multiple counts of violent sexual assault on two victims Moreland lured into his truck under the guise of hiring them to clean his house. The trial court sentenced Moreland to a total of 295 years in prison and imposed a $10,000 restitution fine.
On appeal, Moreland contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence of an uncharged offense and in instructing the jury that it could consider the charged offenses as evidence of his propensity to commit sex crimes. Moreland also argues the trial court erred in admitting the recording of a 911 call from one of the victims and in imposing the restitution fine.
We find no error with respect to admission of evidence of the uncharged crime. Although we do find the trial court gave a somewhat confusing instruction with respect to use of each charged crime as proof of the other crime, the confusion, if any, was not prejudicial. We find no error in admission of the 911 recording and imposition of the restitution fine. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of conviction.
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