People v. Coleman

Opinion

JANES, J.

A jury found defendants guilty of first degree robbery. They appeal, 1 contending that (1) the trial court prejudicially restricted their cross-examination of the complaining witness; (2) a statement of defendant Coleman was received in evidence in violation of Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 [16 L.Ed.2d 694, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 10 A.L.R.3d 974]; and (3) the trial court should have instructed the jury, sua sponte, on the degrees of robbery and on lesser included offenses.

The Evidence

The victim, Phillip Harich, was hitchhiking along Interstate 80, about dusk, when he was…