THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
VINCENT ORDUNO, Defendant and Appellant.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 8, 1978.
May 8, 1978.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
COUNSEL
Cohen, Stokke, Owen & Davis, Allan H. Stokke and Robison D. Harley, Jr., for Defendant and Appellant.
Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Daniel J. Kremer, Assistant Attorney General, Alan S. Meth and Keith I. Motley, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.
OPINION
GARDNER, P.J.
(1) In this case we hold that in a prosecution under Penal Code section 288 hearsay statements of a child too young to testify may be admitted into evidence if they come within the category of spontaneous declarations or recent complaints. We also hold that the admission of such evidence does not violate defendant's constitutional right to confrontation.
Charged with child molestation (Pen...
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