California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vidal-Rizo, F078082 (Cal. App. 2021):
subdivision (b)]; People v. Babcock, supra, 14 Cal.App.4th at p. 386 [substantial evidence supported defendant's convictions for forcible lewd acts where "evidence demonstrate[d] defendant grabbed [victims'] hands and forced them to touch his genitals"].) Consistent with these authorities, we conclude defendant's conviction under count 1 is supported by substantial evidence.
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