Judgment affirmed.
Subsequent to the Sandoval hearing in this matter, defendant decided not to testify during the course of the trial. However, his videotaped statement made to an Assistant District Attorney at the time of his arrest was introduced into evidence. The court, as part of its instructions to the jury, charged that "a defendant in a criminal case has an interest in the outcome. You may consider that fact when evaluating
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