State v. Avendano-Lopez

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• finding no prejudicial error in the admission of testimony the defendant was able to use to his own advantage
• finding no prejudicial error in the admission of testimony that the defendant was able to use to his own advantage
• defendant's \passing reference to his release from jail did not open the floodgates to questions about prior heroin sales\
• “Questions regarding a defendant’s immigration status are similarly irrelevant and designed to appeal to the trier of fact’s passion and prejudice and thus are generally improper areas of inquiry.”
• “It is well-established that appeals to nationality or other prejudices are highly improper in a court of justice, and evidence as to the race, color, or nationality of a person whose act is in question is generally irrelevant and inadmissible if introduced for such a purpose.” (emphasis added
• questions regarding defendant’s immigration status

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