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MAN WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO SEX CRIME PLACED ON PROBATION ? PENAL CODE SECTIONS 459, 460(A), 289(A)(1)

By Walin & Klarich

A Chico man who plead guilty to burglary with intent to commit unlawful sexual penetration was placed on probation and his prison sentence was stayed. He faced up to six years in state prison. According to defendant Jeremy Hoptowit, 28, after a night of playing poker with friends, he broke into a house while intoxicated. The victim, a resident of the house, claimed that Hoptowit pushed her onto a bed and groped her under her dress. The victim stated that she resisted and Hoptowit fled. He was eventually apprehended by police. Under California Penal Code sections 459 and 460(a), a person who enters a residence with the intent to commit a felony is guilty of first degree burglary. Under California Penal Code section 289(a)(1), a person who commits sexual penetration by means of force and against the victim?s will is guilty of a felony...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on June 28, 2010 (boomark / email).