Leonard
People v. Leonard
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
In 2011, Leonard approached Cynthia Jordan along El Cajon Boulevard in San
Diego.4 Jordan was working as a prostitute at the time, and she thought Leonard might
The court additionally sentenced Walser to a term of eight months, to be served consecutively, for a 2010 conviction for drug possession. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a).) In their briefing, Walser and the Attorney General refer to the victims by their first names and last initials. Leonard uses their full names. The trial court prohibited any 3 be a potential client. After speaking with him, however, Jordan understood that Leonard
was interested in becoming her pimp. Jordan told Leonard her life had been difficult
lately, and Leonard offered her protection. Leonard said he could provide Jordan with a
place to live and food to eat if Jordan continued to work as a prostitute and gave her
earnings to Leonard. Jordan soon gave Leonard a $100 "choosing fee," symbolizing her
choice of Leonard as her pimp, and moved into Leonard's apartment the next day.
Walser and his girlfriend also lived in Leonard's apartment. Because Leonard has
muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, Walser…