People v. Ramsey

The defendant was convicted of burglary, and appeals from the judgment. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence but contends the prosecuting attorney committed prejudicial misconduct in argument to the jury; that the prosecuting attorney attempted to impeach the defendant by reference to prior convictions which it is claimed were mere misdemeanors and not felonies, and that there was an error in an instruction given by the court to the jury.

The facts may be briefly summarized as follows: Sel’s Restaurant, in Salinas, had closed for the Christmas holidays, December 24, 25 and 26,…