The People v. Jackson CA2/5

I. FACTS

Due to the nature of the issues raised on appeal, the facts may be succinctly stated. The current offenses concerned two incidents separated by a period of about 30 minutes. First, appellant masturbated in front of Q.A. as she walked down a Los Angeles street. Appellant commented, “Come here, bitch. Let me fuck you. Give me some pussy.” The second incident was similar. Appellant approached R.I. as she was walking, exposed his penis, and told her she was a “bitch” and she “needed to get fucked.” Evidence of comparable prior crimes committed by appellant was also introduced. On two separate occasions appellant approached women in public places, exposed his penis, and masturbated. On a third occasion, appellant approached a woman as she was walking her son to daycare and touched her buttocks and legs.

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

II. DISCUSSION

A. Restitution for Lost Wages “It is the unequivocal intention of the People of the State of California that all persons who suffer losses as a result of criminal activity shall have the right to seek and secure restitution from the persons convicted of the crimes causing the losses they suffer.”…