Senior
People v. Senior
Opinion
Opinion
Elia, J.
1. Introduction
Defendant Eric Robertson Senior appeals from the judgment following his conviction after jury trial of nine counts involving sexual molestation of his daughter (the victim), all by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury. Counts one and two involved lewdly touching her body before she was 14 years of age with the intent of arousing or gratifying his or her lust or passions. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (b).) Counts three and seven involved penetrating her vaginal opening with a foreign object against her will for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. (§ 289, subd. (a).) The remaining five counts, four, five, six, nine, and ten, involved oral copulation against her will. (§ 288a, subd. (c).) The jury found true enhancements that defendant kidnapped his daughter for the purpose of committing counts nine and ten and found this not true of count seven. (§ 667.8, subd. (a).) Defendant was sentenced to thirty-three years’ imprisonment, consisting of two fully consecutive midterms of six years each on counts nine and ten (§ 667.6, subd. (c)), seven fully consecutive lower terms of three years each on counts…