People v. Cardenas

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1982-07-08

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Opinion BIRD, C. J. This case raises two questions concerning the admissibility of evidence in appellant’s criminal trial. Should the trial court have excluded testimony concerning the common membership of appellant and his defense witnesses in a youth gang? In addition, was evidence of appellant’s addiction to narcotics admissible in an attempt to prove his guilt of the charged offenses? I.<…

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