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P. v. Brazelton CA4/3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 13, 2013G046405California1,678 words

Opinion

Opinion

Fybel, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Christopher Micah Brazelton appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of committing a lewd act upon S., a child under 14 years old, and a lewd act upon B., also a child under 14 years old. The jury also found true an enhancement allegation that Brazelton had committed a lewd act on multiple children. Brazelton contends insufficient evidence supported his conviction for committing a lewd act upon S. He further contends that because his conviction for committing a lewd act upon S. must be reversed, the jury’s finding he had committed a lewd act on multiple children must also be reversed. We affirm. An eyewitness testified that after she saw a man touch S.’s buttocks in a store, the eyewitness’s husband chased after the man and detained him until police officers arrived. During trial, one of the officers who responded to the scene identified Brazelton as the man who had been detained for touching S. Substantial evidence thus supported Brazelton’s conviction for committing a lewd act upon S. There is no basis for reversing that conviction or the multiple victims enhancement allegation.

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