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- Cases
- In re Aarica S., 168 Cal. Rptr. 3d 136 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
- In re Alisha A., 2014 WL 470343 (Cal. Ct. App. February 6. 2014).
- In re D.C., 275 Cal. Rptr. 3d 191 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021).
- In re M.D., 181 Cal. Rptr. 3d 761 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
- In re M.V., 171 Cal. Rptr. 3d 519 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
- In re N.C., 209 Cal. Rptr. 3d 357 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
- People v. Brooks, 2017 WL 4111968 (Cal. Ct. App.2017).
- People v. Brown, 14 Cal. App. 5th 320 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
- People v. Calhoun, 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 623 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019).
- People v. Goodwin, 2020 WL 6883168 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020).
- People v. Green, 2019 WL 2136248 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019).
- People v. Hicks, 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 682 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
- State v. Martin, 116 N.E.3d 127 (Ohio. 2018).
- S.V. v. Superior Court, 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 298 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
- Statutes
- California Evidence Code § 1161
- California Penal Code § 236.1
- California Penal Code § 236.23
- California Penal Code § 236.4
- California Penal Code § 290.015V
- Trafficking Victims Protection Act. 22 U.S.C. §§ 7101 et seq.
- 18 U.S.C. § 2
- 18 U.S.C. § 371
- 18 U.S.C. § 1581
- 18 U.S.C. § 1591
- 18 U.S.C. § 1592
- 18 U.S.C. § 1593
- 18 U.S.C. § 1595
- 18 U.S.C. § 1597
- 18 U.S.C. § 2251
- 18 U.S.C. § 2422
- 18 U.S.C. § 3613