Legal Opinion
People v. Ardoin
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 3, 2011No. A122444PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DONDERO, J.
Defendants Eric Ardoin and Albert Jaquez were jointly tried by a jury and convicted of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187).1 They have filed separate appeals. Jaquez argues that the trial court erred by excluding evidence offered by the defense to impeach the primary prosecution witness, and the prosecutor committed misconduct by commenting upon his failure to testify. Ardoin complains that the trial court violated his due process and confrontation rights by giving a revised felony-murder instruction without reopening the case for argument, and denying a motion for…
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