People v. Harris

Defendant, Billy D. Harris, appeals 1 from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated assault while confined in a state prison (Pen. Code, § 4501). He contends that: he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation and his right to separate counsel; the prosecution was guilty of several acts of prejudicial misconduct; and the trial court erred, to his prejudice, in the admission and rejection of certain evidence, as well as in its instructions to the jury.

As there are no contentions concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, a brief…