CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Court Control of Proceedings
......6th Amend Confrontation Issues
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6th Amend Confrontation Issues.

Defendant's right to cross-examination under Crawford was not violated by admission of a note from the murder victim to his wife where it was not left for purposes of criminal investigation or prosecution.

D's PC and 6th Amend. right to be present not prejudiced by ex parte discovery hearing where D could not be surprised by subject evidence, and she had opportunity to cross-examine authenticating witness.

Slight restriction the prelim. hearing court imposed on W's lengthy cross-exam. would not have produced a significantly different impression of her credibility and did not violate D's right to confront her.

No abuse of discretion or constitutional violation in court's failing to curtail DA's objections to defense counsel's crossexamining of W about prior offenses or in prohibiting questioning about other offenses.

D had no viable claim she was denied her 6th Amend. right of confrontation because traffic court proceeded with her minor traffic infraction case while she was not present.

Partition ratio used to convert urine-alcohol measurement into blood-alcohol equivalent is relevant in VC 23152 prosecution; prejudicial error to preclude cross-exam on subject.