Opinion
No. S114399.
04-23-2003
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Juan Diego LEAL, Defendant and Appellant.
Petition for Review GRANTED.
Petition for Review GRANTED.
The issue to be briefed and argued is limited to the following: Does the element of "duress" for the purposes of forcible sexual offenses other than rape and spousal rape include within its definition the concept of "hardship" that was deleted from the definition of "duress" for forcible rape and spousal rape (Stats.1993, ch. 595 § 1), or does the deletion of "hardship" from the definition of "duress" in those statues apply to the meaning of "duress" for all forcible sexual offenses?
This issue also is pending before the court in People v. Edmonton, S112168 (# 03-13).
GEORGE, C.J. and KENNARD, BAXTER, WERDEGAR, CHIN, BROWN and MORENO, JJ., concur.