Defendant was convicted of oral copulation with a person under 18 years of age. He testified to a reasonable belief that the victim was over 18 and requested an instruction that this was a valid defense under the rationale of People v. Hernandez (1964)
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PEOPLE v. PETERSON
Docket No. 12657.
126 Cal.App.3d 396 (1981)
178 Cal. Rptr. 734
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROGER RAY PETERSON, Defendant and Appellant.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 3, 1981.
December 3, 1981.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Philip R. Clarkson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
George Deukmejian, Attorney General, Robert H. Philibosian, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Daniel J. Kremer, Assistant Attorney General, A. Wells Petersen and Keith I. Motley, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.
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