People v. Cash CA5

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Cash was charged in an amended information with oral copulation with a minor (Pen. Code,1 § 287, subd. (b)(2); count 1), contacting a minor with intent to commit a sexual offense (§ 288.3; count 2), and meeting a minor with intent to commit a sexual offense (§ 288.4, subd. (b); count 3). The information also alleged a series of aggravating circumstances under California Rules of Court, rule 4.421. A jury convicted Cash on all counts, and the trial court in a bifurcated proceeding found the alleged aggravating circumstances true. The trial court imposed a term of two years on count 1 and imposed concurrent terms on counts 2 and 3. Cash was also required to register for life under section 290.

FACTS

I. Prosecutions’ case

Jane Doe was born in October 1997 and was 24 years old at the time of trial. From August 2011 to December 2012, she attended Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield for her freshman year and the first semester of her sophomore year. She was between 13 and 15 years old when she attended Ridgeview. Doe played basketball at Ridgeview and made the junior varsity team as a freshman. Cash was the junior varsity coach, and Doe played on his team…