People v. Hicks CA1/1

INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted defendant Khari Mark Hicks of multiple offenses relating to pimping, including two counts of human trafficking. The trial court found true three prior conviction allegations. Defendant was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 29 years. On appeal, he contends there was insufficient evidence to sustain one of his convictions for human trafficking. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 27, 2013, the Alameda County District Attorney filed an amended information charging defendant with two counts of human trafficking (Pen. Code, § 236.1, subd. (a);1 counts one and five), two counts of pimping (§ 266h, subd. (a); counts two and nine), two counts of pandering (§ 266i, subd. (a)(2); counts three and ten), one count of criminal threats (§ 422; count four), one count of kidnapping (§ 207, subd. (a); count six), one count of false imprisonment by violence (§ 236; count seven), and one

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. 1 count of assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2); count eight). It was further alleged that he personally used a firearm during the commission of the kidnapping charged in count six (§§ 12022.5, subd. (a),…