People v. Medina CA1/3

Filed 5/30/14 P. v. Medina CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A137760

v. GUSTAVO R. MEDINA, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. SC074065) Defendant and Appellant.

Gustavo R. Medina (appellant) appeals from a judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of 12 counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)1) and found true the special allegations of substantial sexual conduct (§ 1203.066, subd. (a)(8)) and continuous sexual abuse (§§ 288.5, subd. (a), 1203.066, subd. (b)). He contends the trial court erred by allowing a social worker who had previously interviewed the victims to testify as an expert on the topic of Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome. We…