Hicks

*499 Defendant Daryl Anthony Hicks appeals from convictions of three counts of human trafficking of a minor, four counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years his junior, one count of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, and three counts of furnishing a controlled substance to a minor.

*689 He was sentenced to 19 years, four months in prison.

*500 On appeal, he asserts numerous instances of instructional error and insufficient evidence to support one of the trafficking counts. He also argues the trial court abused its discretion by imposing the upper term on one of the trafficking counts, and claims the court failed to sufficiently state the reasons for imposing the upper term on various other counts. He also contends the court erred by not staying numerous counts pursuant to Penal Code section 654, 1 and states there is an error on the abstract of judgment. Of these, the only argument that has any merit is the error on the abstract of judgment, which we shall order corrected accordingly. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

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FACTS

During the relevant time period in 2013 and 2014,…