WOOD (Fred B.), J.
Charged with the violation of section 288a of the Penal Code, upon the person of a 15-year-old boy, defendant took the witness stand and denied the charge. Upon cross-examination the district attorney was allowed, over objection, to ask, "On May 23d of this year [the date of the alleged occurrence] were you a homosexual?" The answer was, "Yes." Assigning this as prejudicial error defendant made and the trial court granted a motion for a new trial...
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