What is the effect of admitting evidence of a prior misdemeanor in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Sandoval, F056974, No. F06908642 (Cal. App. 2010):
We conclude the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of the prior misdemeanor in this case. The error, however, was not prejudicial. (See People v. Golston (1986) 188 Cal.App.3d 346, 354, applying People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836.)
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