Keenan

Appellant Jeffrey Adam Keenan appeals following his conviction of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459), forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (2)), forcible sodomy (Pen. Code, § 286, subd. (c)), mayhem (Pen. Code, § 203), false imprisonment (Pen. Code, § 236), assault with force (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)), attempted burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 664/459) and attempted rape (Pen. Code, §§ 664/261, subd. (2)). He contends (1) his confession was improperly obtained and involuntarily given; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for mayhem; (3) the court chose the aggravated sentence for mayhem based on an improper and inadequate basis; and (4) the sentences on the false imprisonment and assault conviction must be stayed pursuant to Penal Code section 654.

Statement of the Case

An information filed in San Mateo County Superior Court on January 13, 1989, and amended May 18, 1989, charged appellant with the following offenses:

On May 15, 1989, following a hearing, the trial court denied appellant’s motion to suppress his taped confession as involuntarily given. On May 16, 1989, the trial court denied appellant’s motion for substitute counsel. Immediately following…