Acosta
People v. Acosta
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Danner, J.
*456 *702 Ralph Acosta, Jr., appeals aspects of his sentence for his convictions for committing a lewd or lascivious act on a child under the age *703 of 14 and for contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense. He contends that: (1) the sentence imposed for contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense should have been stayed pursuant to Penal Code section 654 1 because he harbored the same intent and objective for both crimes of conviction; (2) his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to object to the sexual offender fines imposed by the trial court; and (3) the trial court lacked authority to issue a protective order forbidding him from contacting the sister of the named victim of his crimes.
In the unpublished portion of our decision, we conclude that the trial court correctly imposed sentences for each count of conviction without staying the punishment for either crime and had authority to issue a protective order barring Acosta from having contact with Jane Doe's sister, Jane Doe 2, under section 136.2, subdivision (i)(1).
In the published portion of our decision, we determine that Acosta has not demonstrated that his…