People v. Amaro CA3

Filed 7/22/22 P. v. Amaro CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(El Dorado) ----

THE PEOPLE, C091177

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. P18CRF0040)

v.

DONALD SOSA AMARO,

Defendant and Appellant.

During the trial of defendant Donald Sosa Amaro, Jane Doe testified defendant, her neighbor, began sexually molesting her in his trailer when she was about eight years old. The jury found defendant guilty of multiple child sex crimes, and the trial court sentenced defendant to a determinate term of eight years and an indeterminate term of 25 years to life in prison. Defendant appeals. Defendant principally attacks two of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings. In that regard, defendant sought to introduce…