Sandusky Molestation Trial Begins Jury Selection CA Penal Code 288
Sandusky Molestation Trial Begins Jury Selection CA Penal Code 288
The assurance of an unbiased jury of one’s peers is the key to our system of justice. High profile cases which involve famous individuals or particularly heinous crimes often are stalled because the selection of a fair jury can be problematic. Add to the difficulty a town which is utterly synonymous with the university where the defendant worked, and the process can be difficult indeed. Jury selection began on Monday…
Read MorePenal Code Section 288(a) And The Possibility Of Probation
Penal Code Section 288(a) And The Possibility Of Probation Penal Code section 288(a) makes it crime to commit a lewd and lascivious act "on the body of a child under age 14 with the specific intent of "arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions or sexual desires of that person or of the child." Penal Code section 288, Subsection (b), makes it a crime to do the same act…
Read MoreWhy you could go to jail for showing a minor pornography PC 288.2(a)
Why you could go to jail for showing a minor pornography PC 288.2(a) In California, it is a crime to send harmful material to a minor in an attempt to seduce that minor. A minor in California is anyone who is under the age of 18. California Penal Code Section 288.2(a) provides that every person who, with knowledge that a person is a minor, knowingly sends any harmful matter to…
Read MoreMan Convicted of Molesting and Making Pornography of Three Girls
Man Convicted of Molesting and Making Pornography of Three Girls A school bus driver was convicted recently of molesting and taking pornographic photos of three girls. A jury found him guilty of 15 counts of felony child molest and kidnapping charges for assaulting the girls, ages 5, 7, and 11. These crimes occurred between the years 2000 and 2004. The man met two of the girls while driving a bus…
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