People v. Catarino

Summary

The court held that Penal Code section 667.6(d), which requires full, separate, and consecutive terms when qualifying sex offenses involve separate victims or separate occasions, does not violate the Sixth Amendment. The statute regulates the administration of sentences for multiple offenses rather than changing the sentence authorized for any individual offense, so judicial factfinding concerning separate occasions is constitutionally permissible. The court affirmed the Court of Appeal's judgment.