P. v. Taylor
Appellants Derek H. Taylor and Debra Ann Sangster were convicted after a joint jury trial of possession of methamphetamine for sale. Both appealed, each raising different and unrelated issues. Taylor contends that he, or at least his trial counsel, should have been permitted to attend a pretrial hearing regarding whether the prosecution was obligated to disclose the identity of a confidential informant. He also contends that his rights were violated when, while he was handcuffed during a search of his apartment, a police officer asked him for the combination to a safe so the police could open and search it.
For her part, Sangster contends that her mid-trial motion to sever her case from Taylors should have been granted. She also argues that during closing argument, the prosecutor improperly commented on her post arrest silence and decision not to testify. Court reject all of the arguments raised by Taylor and Sangster on appeal, and affirm their convictions and sentences.
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