People v. Watson CA1/1

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

A second amended information charged defendant with four counts of lewd acts upon Jane, a child under 14, on August 15, 2012. (§ 288, subd. (a).) Count four included a “One Strike” allegation that the offense had been committed during a first degree burglary. (§ 667.61, subd. (d).) A fifth count charged defendant with annoying or molesting Jane, a child under 18, with a prior conviction for annoying or molesting a

1 Unless otherwise indicated, all further statutory references are to the Penal Code. child. (§ 647.6, subd. (c)(1).) A sixth count charged defendant with indecent exposure with a prior conviction for indecent exposure. (§ 314, subd. 1.) In addition, the information alleged 13 prior felony convictions between 1980 and 2010. Eight prior convictions were alleged to be serious felonies under the “Three Strikes” law. (§§ 667, subd. (b)–(i)/1170.12) Three prior convictions were alleged to be violent felonies. (§ 667.5, subd. (a).) Two were alleged to be prior prison terms. (§ 667.5, subd. (b).) Three were alleged to be serious felonies. (§ 667, subd. (a)(1).) A jury convicted defendant of all charges on August 22, 2013. At a bifurcated court trial on…