Can a prosecution witness who provides evidence against Page 28 of the California Criminal Code receive preferential treatment?
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The following excerpt is from People v. Herrera, B267864, B269548 (Cal. App. 2017):
In People v. Harrison (2005) 35 Cal.4th 208, 253, two prosecution witnesses charged with crimes either had received or stood to receive favorable treatment for their testimony. The defendant requested, but the trial court refused, a similar special instruction providing that the testimony of a witness who provides evidence against the
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