People v. Woods CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
Huffman, J.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The parties do not dispute the facts underlying the charged offense regarding A.
Indeed, Woods does not challenge either the admissibility or sufficiency of the evidence
to support the convictions regarding acts against A. His evidentiary challenge is to the
admissibility of the propensity evidence introduced regarding acts involving his older
daughter, A.P., and a 14-year-old student of his, Amelia. Accordingly we will accept the
statement of facts regarding the acts against A. as set forth in the appellant's opening brief
as a valid summary of the facts of the offenses. We will discuss the evidence regarding
acts involving A.P. and Amelia in the discussion section which follows:
In November 2010, 12-year-old A. lived in a two-bedroom, two-bathroom
apartment with her father, the appellant in this case, and her stepmother.
Around this time, every morning A. would go to appellant while he was lying in
bed and say goodbye to him, kissing him on the cheek before she left for school.
Appellant would then tell A. that the kiss on the cheek was wrong and that she should
kiss him on the lips, which she did. A. characterized the kiss as a "peck,"…