Cason
People v. Cason
Opinion
Opinion
Ramirez, J.
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS OPINION IS DEPUBLISHED UPON GRANTING OF PETITION FOR REVIEW. THE OPINION APPEARS BELOW WITH A GRAY BACKGROUND.] [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 1421 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 1422 OPINION INTRODUCTION Michael Barrett Cason (defendant) asserts that the evidence adduced at trial is insufficient to support three of his four convictions. We will affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Defendant was on probation in two prior felony cases when, on April 28, 2008, the District Attorney of Riverside County filed an information charging him with two counts each of pimping (Pen. Code, § 266h ; counts 1 2), 1 and pandering (§ 266i; counts 3 4). As to pimping, the information alleged that defendant willfully and unlawfully solicited Jane Doe No. 1 (Q.) and Jane Doe No. 2 (P.) to be prostitutes and lived and derived support from the earnings of their prostitution (counts 1 2). As to pandering, the information alleged, in the language of section 266i,…