The court's Sandoval compromise, which permitted the prosecution to explore 11 of defendant's past convictions, was not an abuse of discretion. The trial court's ruling, suggested by defendant's request for a compromise, precluded any inquiry into the underlying facts of any of the convictions, and with the exception of one conviction of grand larceny, did not permit the prosecutor to elicit the nature of the charges. The court also permitted the prosecutor to question...
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