San Jose Adult Entertainment: People v. Nuccio, Inc.
On October 5, 2007, defendant again moved to compel discovery about Sprinkle’s criminal record. Also that day, defendant moved to be allowed to introduce third party culpability evidence, making the following offer of proof: The day after the murder, an unknown man told a detective that the victim was last seen getting into a white Ford Bronco, and handed the detective a paper with the license plate number “4PMZ262.” That day a police officer saw a “tall white male, balding on top,” driving that Bronco, and it was found to be registered to Sprinkle. Sprinkle, a parolee, was arrested in Calaveras County the next day, while driving that Bronco. Sprinkle told the police that he had not been to Stockton for several months, but when told he had been seen there the day before by an officer, admitted he had lied. He admitted visiting prostitutes in the Wilson Way area, and stated he had been accused of raping a prostitute about a year bef …
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