P. v. Flores
A jury convicted defendant Javier Bibo Flores of one count of sexual acts with a child 10 years old or younger (Pen. Code, § 288.7, subd. (b); all further statutory references are to this code), plus one count each of misdemeanor assault, battery (§§ 240, 242) and felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a)). As to the latter charge, the jury also found true an allegation of great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (d)). The court sentenced defendant to 15 years to life. He contends the court erred by not instructing the jury as to the union of act and specific intent (CALCRIM No. 251) on the first count. Although the court should have given the instruction, considering the other instructions given, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We therefore affirm the judgment.
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