People v. Sanchez CA4/1

I.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Manuel Sanchez engaged in the sexual molestation of his two

stepdaughters over a number of years. The victims did not report Sanchez's conduct to

law enforcement authorities until they were adults.

In his first trial, a jury found Sanchez guilty of six of the 15 counts with which he

was charged.1 That jury was unable to reach a verdict with respect to the nine remaining

counts, and Sanchez was retried on those counts. A second jury found Sanchez guilty of

the remaining counts. Sanchez now appeals from the judgment of conviction entered

after retrial on the remaining nine counts, and also appeals his combined sentence for all

15 counts.

On appeal, Sanchez claims (1) that his conviction in count 15 for acts against one

of his stepdaughters is not supported by sufficient evidence; (2) that Penal Code2 section

654 requires that two of the determinate terms to which he was sentenced (as to counts

and 5) be stayed; (3) that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him to serve

all of the terms consecutively; and (4) that his sentence, which he maintains effectively

This court affirmed the judgment of conviction against…