California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Miller, 230 Cal.App.2d 876, 41 Cal.Rptr. 431 (Cal. App. 1964):
Robbery is defined in the Penal Code, section 211, as a felonious taking accomplished by means of force or fear. The prosecutor thus pointed to robbery as it is defined, as accomplished by force. Certainly, no evidence is necessary to refer to robbery in the terms of the statute. Moreover, it is clear that the prosecutor throughout this portion of the argument[230 Cal.App.2d 885] was calling attention to the credibility of the appellant; particularly whether the nature of his prior conviction should be considered for impeachment. This was proper. (People v. Brain, 17 Cal.App.2d 141, 143, 61 P.2d 806.) Thus, the matter of impeachment was the subject of this portion of the argument. It was not as appellant suggests the use of impeachment as a guise or a cloak for any other purpose.
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