P. v. Hillman
A jury found appellant Robert Allen Hillmann guilty of unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle (Veh. Code, 10851, subd. (a)) based on eyewitness testimony from a police officer identifying him as the driver of a stolen car. In this appeal, appellant argues he was deprived of his constitutional rights to due process and confrontation when the trial court denied his request for a continuance of trial in order to file a motion under Evidence Code section 1043 and Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess). Court conclude the judgment must be reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.
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