Kerry

People v. Kerry

Good Law
1967 Cal. App. LEXIS 2219·249 Cal. App. 2d 246·57 Cal. Rptr. 289
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 7, 1967Crim. No. 12084California2,311 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Lillie, J.

Defendant was charged with two counts of indecent exposure (Pen. Code, § 314, subd. 1) and two prior felony convictions (burglary and indecent exposure). The jurors were unable to agree and a mistrial was declared. Before the second trial, and outside of the presence of the jury, defendant admitted the priors. He was convicted on both counts. Committed to Atascadero State Hospital for observation and diagnosis, he was found not to be a mentally disordered sex offender and returned to the superior court. Probation was denied and defendant was sentenced to the state prison. He appeals from the judgment.

The Fissers incident (count I). On October 13, 1964, around 8 :15 a.m., Christianne Fissers and Sally Drake, walking through an alley on their way to school, saw defendant deposit refuse in a trash can, step from behind a group of cans and stand naked and motionless. Defendant then turned *249 and disappeared into a passageway between two apartment buildings. The same incident was observed by Timothy Austin from a vehicle in which he was riding to school. Upon Christianne’s report, Officer Fredericksen went to the location and saw defendant peer over a four-foot, second-floor solid…

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