P. v. Johnson
To prove the attempted murder and assault charges against defendant, the prosecution had to rely on the testimony of a brain-damaged victim and a volatile eyewitness with mental health and substance abuse problems as well as a 20-year history of criminal conduct. Defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion by excluding character evidence of the witness and by denying his motion for a mistrial after the victim blurted out prejudicial allegations of defendant’s prior conduct. Finding no abuse of discretion, instructional error, or incompetency of counsel, court affirmed.
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