Schnabel
People v. Schnabel
Opinion
Opinion
Robie, J.
A jury found defendant Jon Gary, Schnabel guilty of 15 counts of child molestation involving three different girls. The trial court sentenced him to state prison for 375 years to life.
On appeal, defendant ráises the following contentions: (1) the court erred in admitting into evidence his prior sex offenses and in instructing the jury on their 'use; (2) trial counsel was ineffective; and (3) the court committed sentencing error. Disagreeing with these contentions, we affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A
Molestation of C.J. (counts one-five)
C.J. met defendant when was she was 12 years old, and he was her parents’ realtor. She started working for him doing “chores” to earn money. On eight to 10 different occasions during the summer of 1995, defendant had C.J. rub his penis until ejaculation and then had C.J. apply wart medication. During one of these episodes, defendant made C.J. press her lips against his penis. During another episode, defendant made her “tickle [his] balls.”
B
Molestation of T.B. (counts six-ten)
T.B. was a 20-year-old college student at the time of trial. Before she moved away to college, T.B. and her family lived a few…