P. v. Guzman
Defendant Jesus Guzman was found guilty of assault with intent to commit sexual offense; rape, as charged in count one of the information. The court conducted a trial on the prior allegation, and found the prior to be true. The court sentenced defendant to seven years in state prison.
In his appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred in allowing an expert witness to testify about the results of DNA testing performed by nontestifying analysts. Alternatively he argues that, in the event this court concludes defense counsel failed to preserve his confrontation issue, then he received ineffective assistance of counsel. He further contends the trial court erred in imposing a one-year enhancement due to his failure to remain free from custody for five years prior to committing this crime. We are not persuaded by any of defendant’s arguments and affirm.
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