California v. Arredondo
Annotate this CaseA jury found defendant-appellant Jason Arredondo guilty of 14 sex offenses against four girls, namely, his three stepdaughters, F.R., A.J.R., A.M.R., and another girl, M.C., a friend of F.R.’s. Defendant was sentenced to 33 years plus 275 years to life in state prison. In the published portion of its opinion, the Court of Appeal addressed defendant’s claim that his Sixth Amendment right to “face-to-face” confrontation was violated when the trial court allowed a computer monitor on the witness stand to be raised by several inches to allow F.R. (age 18), A.J.R. (age 14), and A.M.R. (age 13), to testify without having to see defendant. The Court found no confrontation clause violation. The parties agreed the matter had be remanded for resentencing, however, on three counts: 1, 12, and 14. The judgment was affirmed in all other respects.
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