What evidence of favors offered to the witness by the government?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Hollinquest, A124613, No. 05-051554-4 (Cal. App. 2010):
evidence of favors offered the witness by the government. Cross-examination of Buchanan at trial about his cooperation with law enforcement would not have significantly altered the jury's view of his credibility. (See People v. Wilson, supra, 36 Cal.4th 309, 345.)
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