People v. Ashford

Defendant has appealed from a judgment sentencing him to state prison, with an admitted prior conviction for burglary, after a jury found him guilty of robbery in the second degree. He contends that he was denied his rights under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution because the court, over his objection, admitted in evidence the testimony of the victim as it was reported in a prior trial which had resulted in a jury disagreement. He also asserts that prejudicial error resulted when the court permitted a bailiff to testify to a damaging admission made by the defendant during a…