Court Opinion

ID: 9745851
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-27 13:36:15.396554+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:25:05.305107
License: Public Domain

*145WILLHITE, J., Concurring.
I fully concur in the opinion. Because of the unusual circumstances in this case, I write separately only to state my view of the options on remand.
The conviction for lewd conduct (Pen. Code, § 647.6, subd. (a)) on count 2 is unaffected by our holding. As to count 1, the prosecution may request that the court reinstate the conviction of the lesser related offense of battery (Pen. Code, § 242), and the court may then resentence on that conviction in count 1 and the lewd conduct conviction on count 2.1
On the other hand, the prosecution may seek to retry appellant on the charge of felony false imprisonment in count 1. In that event, resentencing on counts 1 and 2 would await the outcome of the trial on the felony false imprisonment charge. Because the jury in the instant trial acquitted appellant of attempted kidnapping on count 1, he is not subject to retrial on that charge.

 Because assault (Pen. Code, § 241) is a lesser included offense of battery, the conviction of assault on count 1 should remain dismissed, as defendant can only be sentenced on the greater offense of battery.