P. v. Freeman CA2/2
A jury convicted Marcus Freeman (defendant) of pimping (Pen. Code., § 266h, subd. (a)) —that is, of knowingly deriving support and maintenance form a person he knows to be a prostitute. When the victim-prostitute could not be located in the months leading up to trial, the court admitted her preliminary hearing testimony in lieu of her live testimony at trial. Defendant asserts this violated his constitutional right to confront witnesses. We reject this assertion, and affirm.
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