People v. Chandler

I. Introduction

Appellant Cory J. Chandler was convicted by jury of numerous sex offenses, false imprisonment, and two counts of furnishing cocaine base (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)). He was sentenced to a term of 185 years to life as a “third strike” defendant under California’s “Three Strikes” law (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i)). Appellant alleges error occurred at virtually every stage of the proceeding. With regard to pretrial matters, he claims the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to amend the information to add additional charges. He claims error in a number of the court’s evidentiary rulings, the most important of which challenges the court’s limitation of evidence concerning the victim’s previous exchanges of sex for drugs. In addition, he claims the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions for furnishing cocaine base. Finally, he raises instructional error and multiple issues concerning sentencing under the Three Strikes law.

We affirm the convictions and judgment in all respects. In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude that the trial court correctly applied the appropriate statutory procedures provided for in…