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MARTINEZ v. YLST

No. 89-15940.

951 F.2d 1153 (1991)

Gilbert B. MARTINEZ, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Eddie YLST, Superintendent, California Medical Facility South, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward A. Campbell, and Anthony L. Dicce, Deputy Attys. Gen., Sacramento, Cal., for respondent-appellant.

Glenn M. Kottcamp, Nevada City, Cal., for petitioner-appellee.

Before TANG, REINHARDT and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

In 1983, Gilbert Martinez was tried in state court and convicted of numerous pizza parlor robberies. During the pretrial proceedings, the prosecution indicated that, should the defendant testify, it would seek to introduce as impeachment evidence the defendant's two prior felony convictions for murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The defendant moved in limine to prevent the introduction...

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