California v. Garcia
Annotate this CaseDefendant Chuncey Garcia was convicted of human trafficking and pimping a minor. The 14-year-old minor ran away from home and obtained a job at a strip club (claiming she was 19). It was at the club that the minor met defendant; he supplied her alcohol and marijuana, and made her engage in sex for money under the threat of violence if she did not comply. The minor did not testify at defendant’s trial. Instead, the videotape of the minor’s conditional examination was played for the jury. The trial court sentenced defendant to 17 years to life: 15 years to life for the human trafficking offense, and one year for each prison prior. Defendant argued on appeal that his constitutional rights to confrontation, cross-examination, and due process were violated because his minor victim did not testify in person at his trial. Upon further review, the Court of Appeals disagreed, and affirmed the judgment.
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