People v. Trujillo

BABCOCK, Judge.

Defendant, Theodore Trujillo, appeals from the judgments of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of second degree burglary and theft. We affirm.

I

Defendant first contends that the trial court committed reversible error in allowing cross-examination of his alibi witness about her affiliation with a street gang because this evidence was irrelevant and prejudicial. We disagree.

“Relationships between a party and a witness are always relevant” to show bias. 3 J. Weinstein & M. Berger, Weinstein’s Evidence § 607[03] at 607-37 (1987). Cross-examination for bias is…