Under the particular circumstances, the court's failure to make an advance ruling on defendant's Sandoval application did not deprive defendant of a fair trial. The court did not permit the prosecutor to inquire about the homicide case leading to defendant's psychiatric commitment, even after defendant opened the door to such inquiry. The remaining incidents elicited on cross-examination of defendant about which he complains on appeal were not the proper subject of...
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