The jury in the case of a Compton man
charged with kidnapping and attempted sexual assault for a Belmont Shore
attack last year reached its verdict Thursday, but the decision will not be read until Friday morning, according to court staff.
The victim, Tiffany S., identified defendant Dennis Davis by sight and by voice while on the witness stand in the trial last week.
She told the jury she could never forget the sound of her attacker's voice after she was abducted at knife-point on May 22, 2009 and threatened with death.
She testified she had just parked her car on Roswell Avenue, above East Livingston Drive, around 9:45 p.m. and as she stepped from her car she immediately felt a sharp object at her throat and was in a chokehold.
She said the accused demanded all her money and when she said she had none he took her small black purse - which held her identification, her debit card and her cell phone - and forced her back into her car so that she could take him to an ATM.
Crying and shaking throughout the ordeal, the victim said she ran from her car after the suspect pulled over in the 100 block of Belmont Avenue, ordered her to recline her seat and then began pushing the hem of her dress up.
The victim, who said she no longer lives in the area, said it was the threat of rape that prompted her to run.
Davis was also identified by other witnesses in court by an unusual blemish on Davis' left hand, which one described as looking like a map of Italy.
Davis is charged with kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual assault.
His attorney agreed the victim suffered a terrifying ordeal but insisted Davis was innocent, chalking the case up to one of misidentification.
The defense also argued medical evidence proved Davis couldn't have carried out the attack - including witness claims Davis ran after the victim when she bolted from her car - due to massive injuries he sustained last year to his leg and back.
The jury began its deliberations after closing arguments were heard late Wednesday and had reached it's verdict by 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
They are expected to deliver the verdict at 9 a.m. at the Long Beach Superior Court Friday.
The jury is scheduled to resume deliberations at 9 a.m. today.
The victim, Tiffany S., identified defendant Dennis Davis by sight and by voice while on the witness stand in the trial last week.
She told the jury she could never forget the sound of her attacker's voice after she was abducted at knife-point on May 22, 2009 and threatened with death.
She testified she had just parked her car on Roswell Avenue, above East Livingston Drive, around 9:45 p.m. and as she stepped from her car she immediately felt a sharp object at her throat and was in a chokehold.
She said the accused demanded all her money and when she said she had none he took her small black purse - which held her identification, her debit card and her cell phone - and forced her back into her car so that she could take him to an ATM.
Crying and shaking throughout the ordeal, the victim said she ran from her car after the suspect pulled over in the 100 block of Belmont Avenue, ordered her to recline her seat and then began pushing the hem of her dress up.
The victim, who said she no longer lives in the area, said it was the threat of rape that prompted her to run.
Davis was also identified by other witnesses in court by an unusual blemish on Davis' left hand, which one described as looking like a map of Italy.
Davis is charged with kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual assault.
His attorney agreed the victim suffered a terrifying ordeal but insisted Davis was innocent, chalking the case up to one of misidentification.
The defense also argued medical evidence proved Davis couldn't have carried out the attack - including witness claims Davis ran after the victim when she bolted from her car - due to massive injuries he sustained last year to his leg and back.
The jury began its deliberations after closing arguments were heard late Wednesday and had reached it's verdict by 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
They are expected to deliver the verdict at 9 a.m. at the Long Beach Superior Court Friday.
The jury is scheduled to resume deliberations at 9 a.m. today.
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