Quintero

People v. Quintero

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 31, 2024A165276California12,753 words

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discussion, and the disposition are certified for publication. 1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise

stated.

1 the night; took her into their car; drove her 50 miles away; and committed multiple sex crimes in concert against her. Nothing in the record suggests the terms were used to explicitly or implicitly appeal to racial bias. Fredi Analberto Lopez-Flores and Christian Alejandro May Quintero were convicted by a jury of forcible rape in concert (§§ 261, 264.1, subd. (a); counts 1, 5); forcible sodomy in concert (§ 286, subd. (d)(1); count 2); forcible oral copulation in concert (§ 288a, subd. (d)(1); counts 3, 6); forcible rape by a foreign object in concert (§§ 289, subd. (a), 264.1, subd. (a); count 4); and related enhancements, including that they kidnapped the victim and that the movement of the victim substantially increased the risk of harm. Quintero contends the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing arguments in violation of the RJA and due process. Lopez-Flores joins Quintero’s claims of prosecutorial error. Lopez-Flores also contends his convictions on counts 1–4, which were based on his aiding and abetting, are not supported by…

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