People v. O'Brien

Citations

• 66 Cal. 602
• 6 P. 695
• 1885 Cal. LEXIS 511

Syllabus

<p>Ortmtuat. Law—Defendant Witness in His Own Behalf—Cross Examination—Constitutional Law.—A defendant in a criminal prosecution, who has become a witness in his own behalf, cannot be cross-examined as to any facts or matters not testified to by him on his examination in chief. If the trial court permit a more extensive cross-examination, the right secured to the defendant by section 13, article 1, of the constitution is violated.</p>