What is the impact of a prior conviction for possession of a prohibited substance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Phelps, D064192 (Cal. App. 2014):
impact of the prior offense[] was no more egregious than the charged offense . . . foreclosed the risk the jury would consider the evidence for a prohibited purpose." (People v. Hernandez (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 953, 969.)
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