People v. Zambrano

Opinion

KING, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant appeals from his conviction of selling and transporting cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)) with one prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i)) and one prison prior (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). He contends that the trial court prejudicially erred by allowing the prosecutor to ask him, on cross-examination, whether two police officers were lying about his involvement in an alleged drug transaction, and that the prosecutor committed misconduct by asking the questions. He argues that the prosecutor’s “were they lying”…