People v. Juarez CA1/3

Filed 9/30/21 P. v. Juarez CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A160184

v. JUAN MANUEL JUAREZ, (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 05-170396-6) Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Juan Manuel Juarez guilty of 17 counts of sexual offenses involving his stepdaughters. The trial court sentenced defendant to 28 years to life in prison. On appeal, defendant’s sole argument is that his sentence is grossly disproportionate to his crimes in violation of the state and federal Constitutions. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The People charged defendant with 17 sexual offenses arising from the molestation of his two stepdaughters over a period of about two years and 10 months. More…