People v. Cardoza CA3

Filed 5/7/25 P. v. Cardoza CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Yuba) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099873

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CRF2202384)

v.

JOHN MANUEL CARDOZA, JR,

Defendant and Appellant.

A trial court found defendant John Manuel Cardoza, Jr., guilty of several counts alleging various charges related to molesting his daughter, J. The trial court sentenced defendant to a determinate term of 31 years consecutive to an indeterminate term of 70 years to life. On appeal, defendant argues the trial court lacked sufficient evidence to find him guilty of all counts. We affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In early 2015, when J. was about five years old, she and defendant…