In what circumstances will a sexual assault victim be able to escape from her attacker?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, C059763 (Cal. App. 2011):

in a victim's foreseeable attempts to escape and the attacker's enhanced opportunity to commit additional crimes.' (Ibid. . . .)" (People v. Bell, supra, 179 Cal.App.4th at p. 436, italics omitted.)

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