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P. v. Howell CA2/26
Opinion
Opinion
Yegan, J.
Facts People's Evidence In the evening on August 23, 2009, appellant and his wife, T., argued inside their bedroom. H. exited the bedroom and walked into the kitchen to get something to drink. H.'s 15-year-old son, J. P., asked her if she was okay. She replied that she was okay and walked back into the bedroom. Before J.P. went to sleep in the living room, he heard T. yell to him to " 'please help.' " He did not intervene because he was scared of appellant. Appellant "used to beat [him]." That night, appellant forced T.'s daughter, S, to have sex with him. S was 13 years old, and appellant was not her biological father. (3RT 942, 944)~ While S. was sleeping in the living room, appellant picked her up and carried her into her mother's bedroom. T. was lying on the bed with a blanket covering her head. She was not moving or making any sounds. Appellant placed S. on the bed next to her mother. Appellant kissed S. on the neck and mouth and touched her breasts. He removed his and S.'s clothing. Appellant placed his mouth on S.'s vaginal area. Appellant then "put [her] legs on his shoulders." S. felt "something go inside [her] vagina." It was…