People v. Reveles CA1/1

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Amended Information In March 2020, an amended information was filed charging appellant with contacting a minor with the intent to commit oral copulation (Pen. Code, §§ 288.3, subd. (a), 287; count 1),1 contacting a minor with the intent to obtain child pornography (§§ 288.3, subd. (a), 311.11; count 2), attempting to arrange a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes (§§ 288.4, subd. (a)(2), 664; count 3), and annoying or molesting a child (§ 647.6, subd. (a)(1); count 4). The information alleged appellant had suffered six prior convictions between 2013 and 2015 for contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense (§ 288.3, subd. (a)), and that he had a total of nine prior registrable sex convictions. B. The Prosecution’s Case In November 2019, 17-year-old A.Z. was a high school senior who worked at a restaurant in downtown Redwood City. At around 6:00 p.m. on November 3, 2019, she was seated outside near the restaurant waiting for her friend and coworker S.G. to get off work when she was approached by then 30-year-old appellant who was accompanied by a woman named Margarita. Appellant offered to buy A.Z. a drink, which she…