P. v. Ortiz CA2/7
Defendant Julio Cesar Ortiz appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after the jury found him guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful possession of ammunition. Ortiz contends the trial court violated his due process rights by denying his motion for a mistrial after the prosecutor questioned Ortiz about his bail status, whether his prior conviction was a strike, and whether he served time in prison. Ortiz also argues the prosecutor committed misconduct by badgering him in cross-examination as to whether the sheriff’s deputy who had pulled him over was lying and by eliciting the deputy’s testimony that he would not risk losing his job by lying. Finally, Ortiz asserts the trial court abused its discretion under Evidence Code section 352 and violated his confrontation rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments by precluding defense counsel from questioning the deputy about a complaint made against the deputy. Although the prosecutor’s questioning was impr
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