Hale

—A jury found appellant Dean William Hale guilty of numerous sexual offenses involving three young female victims. Appellant raises a number of related claims on appeal based upon his contention that a 10-year statute of limitations applies to a violation of Penal Code 1 section 269 for aggravated sexual assault upon a child. He also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of forcible sodomy (§ 286, subd. (c)(2)), that evidence of a prosecution witness’s prior theft conviction was improperly excluded, and that the prosecutor committed misconduct by making improper arguments, denigrating defense counsel, vouching for a prosecution witness, and mischaracterizing the evidence. We find no merit in appellant’s contentions and shall affirm the judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

Procedural History

In a 58-count second amended information filed October 19, 2009, the Contra Costa County District Attorney charged appellant with 42 counts of lewd acts on a child under age 14 (§ 288, subd. (a)), one count of sexual penetration of a child under age 14 (§ 289, subd. (j)), two counts of forcible sodomy (§ 286, subd. (c)(2)), six counts of…