Hollis

People v. Hollis

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1 Cal. Rptr. 2d 524·1991 Cal. App. LEXIS 1311·235 Cal. App. 3d 1521·91 Daily Journal DAR 14161·91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9066
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 15, 1991B049199California2,107 words

Opinion

Opinion

Woods, J.

—Appellant Thurston Sonrea Hollis was sentenced to 12 years in prison 'after a jury convicted him of violating Penal Code sections 245, subdivision (a)(1) (assault great bodily injury with a deadly weapon), 288a, subdivision (c) (forcible oral copulation), 261, subdivision (2) (forcible rape), and 289 (genital penetration by foreign object). He contends his conviction must be reversed because the trial court instructed the jury in the words of CALJIC No. 10.60 as follows: “It is not essential to a conviction of a charge of rape that the testimony of the witness with whom sexual relations is alleged to have been committed be corroborated by other evidence.” Alternatively, he contends the abstract of judgment should be corrected to reflect the fact that the sentence on assault with a deadly weapon was stayed.

The evidence showed that appellant met his victim on July 6, 1989, near a residence where the victim intended to purchase drugs. Appellant offered the victim a ride. When she refused, appellant put a screwdriver to her side and forced her into his car. Appellant handcuffed the victim, flashed a badge, told her she was under arrest, and blindfolded her with a…

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