Legal Opinion
People v. Vinson
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 7, 1969No. Crim. 519PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGargano, J.
Appellant was convicted of pimping in violation of Penal Code section 266, subvibision (h), and statutory rape in violation of Penal Code section 261.1. His only contention for reversal is that the prior testimony of the prosecution ’s chief witness was admitted at his trial for the truth of the matters asserted, in derogation of his right of confrontation as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
The chronology of events is substantially as follows. The prosecution’s chief witness, Glia Andria Green, became 16 on January 12, 1966; she commenced…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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