P. v. Pitcher CA2/6 filed 4/26/17
Brannon Lawrence Pitcher appeals after a jury
convicted him on two counts of sex trafficking of a minor (Pen.
Code,1 § 236.1, subd. (c) (§ 236.1(c)); counts 1 and 2), one count of
possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377,
subd. (a)), and 73 misdemeanor counts of disobeying a court order
(§ 166, subd. (a)(4)). The jury also found that the offense charged in
count 1 involved force, fear, fraud, deceit, coercion, violence, duress,
menace, or threat of unlawful injury (§ 236.1(c)(2)). Appellant
admitted suffering prior serious felony and strike convictions (§ 667,
subds. (a)(1), (d)(1) & (e)(1), 1170.12, subds. (b)(1) & (c)(1)) and
serving two prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The trial court
sentenced him to 36 years to life in state prison, consisting of 15
Comments on P. v. Pitcher CA2/6 filed 4/26/17