California Court of Appeal November 7, 1985, F003487 (People v. Foreman)

Opinion

BROWN, (G. A.), P. J.

The defendant appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict finding him guilty of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459). The principal issue is whether the trial court prejudicially erred in permitting defendant’s

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impeachment with a prior burglary, “sanitized” to “a felony involving theft.”

Facts

On September 5, 1983, at approximately 4:20 a.m.