Is there any case law where the testimony of a witness was not prejudiced or prejudiced by the district attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Villarino, 7 Cal.App.3d 56, 86 Cal.Rptr. 338 (Cal. App. 1970):
In that case, the statement by the witness of her identity was not advanced by the defendant as being in violation of the privilege. (See also Dean v. Superior Court, 103 Cal.App.2d 892, 893, 230 P.2d 362.)
In the present case, the conduct of the district attorney was not that condemned in People v. Wilkes, 44 Cal.2d 679, 687, 284 P.2d 481. He represented to the court that he did not intend to question the wife further than to establish her identity; if so, it may be that the questioning would [7 Cal.App.3d 66] have been terminated without its being necessary for defendant to assert the
privilege before the jury. THE CLAIM THE WIFE TESTIFIED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S TACTIC
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