California Court of Appeal

Conviction for first degree murder and other crimes is affirmed where the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the prosecution to call a witness knowing that she would refuse to be sworn and submit to questionings, as there was no state law evidentiary error or constitutional violation arising out of the refusal, and any error would have been harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2009
• Published 05/21/2009

Judges

• KRIEGLER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeralyn B. Keller, Pasadena, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Paul M. Roadarmel, Jr. and Jaime L. Fuster, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.