People v. Fairchild

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a trial by jury, of a violation of Penal Code section 667 1 (petty theft after conviction of a felony). 2 His contentions on appeal are as follows: (1) the trial court erroneously declared a mistrial in defendant’s first trial; (2) the trial court erroneously accepted defendant’s admission of a prior conviction; (3) the form of verdict was improper and misleading to the jury; (4) the jury instructions and admonitions were improper in several respects; (5) the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a photograph of defendant; (6)…