PEOPLE v. WHITMOYER


24 A.D.2d 611 (1965)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard J. Whitmoyer, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

July 12, 1965


Judgment reversed on the law and a new trial granted. No questions of fact were considered.

In our opinion, during defendant's cross-examination, the form of the questions permitted in an attempt to impeach the defendant's credibility by showing his prior criminal or immoral acts went beyond proper bounds, in that the effect of the questions was to accuse the defendant of being arrested upon criminal charges when in fact there had been no convictions (People v...

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