(a)Except as provided in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1054) of Part 2 of Title 7, or for cases in which the alleged victim of a sex offense, as specified in subdivision (f) of Section 293, has not elected to exercise the alleged victim’s right pursuant to Section 7923.615 of the Government Code, the court, at the request of the alleged victim, may order the identity of the alleged victim in all records and during all proceedings to be either Jane Doe or John Doe, if the court finds that type of order is reasonably necessary to protect the privacy of the person and will not unduly prejudice the prosecution or the defense.
(b)If the court orders the alleged victim to be identified
as Jane Doe or John Doe pursuant to subdivision (a) and if there is a jury
trial, the court shall instruct the jury, at the beginning and at the end of the trial, that the alleged victim is being so identified only for the purpose of protecting the alleged victim’s privacy pursuant to this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case:
People v. Brown, 11 Cal. App. 5th 332 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
People v. Brown, 11 Cal. App. 5th 332 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 2 T.S. testified that there were three men already in the bedroom (i.”
People v. Power, 70 Cal. Rptr. 3d 799 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) To further protect her privacy, we will refer to everyone else involved in the case, other than defendant, by first name only.”
People v. Harrison, 215 Cal. App. 4th 647 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.”
People v. Perez CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 2 1. The trial court erred by excluding evidence that Doe 2 had a character trait of lying.”
People v. Alvarado CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 2 Cornelio had pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to murder (Pen.”
The People v. Harrison (Cal. Ct. App. 2013).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.”
People v. Chandler CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 3 Defendant “was taking a long time,” so Doe “asked him what position does he think he is going to be able to come in .”
People v. Esperanza CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 2 4. The trial court erred by denying defendant’s Romero motion.”
People v. Pickett CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 3 “Yes.” Hazel B. asked “if he put it in her,” and Doe 1 said no.”
People v. Brown (Cal. Ct. App. 2015).
“(Pen. Code, § 293.5.) 3 On the night of February 2-3, 2007, around 10:30 p.”
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