California Court of Appeal

Conviction of defendant for first degree murder with a special circumstance is affirmed where: 1) the prosecutor did not deny defendant the right of confrontation by refusing to grant immunity to a witness who testified at the preliminary hearing but was subsequently charged with murder; and 2) the prosecutor's reference in closing argument to defendant's post-arrest silence in discussions with a friend was misconduct, but was not prejudicial to the defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/20/2010
• Published 12/20/2010

Judges

• Dondero

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Stephen B. Bedrick