P. v. Conklin CA5
A jury convicted Anthony James Conklin of three counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14 years (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a); counts I, II and III), and he was also convicted of a lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 years of age (§ 288, subd. (c)(1); count IV). The two victims were appellant’s stepdaughters. Because of a multiple victim finding, the trial court sentenced him to three consecutive terms of 15 years to life in counts I, II, and III pursuant to the One Strike law (§ 667.61, subds. (b) & (e)(4)). He also received a consecutive two-year term on count IV.
On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred or abused its discretion on five different occasions regarding various rulings. He further argues the imposition of his three life terms was improper, claiming only one life term per victim is authorized under section 667.61. We reject these claims and affirm.
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