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PEOPLE v. GODIN

50 A.D.2d 839 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donald Godin, Appellant

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

December 15, 1975

Judgment affirmed.

Upon proper facts, it is permissible to allow inquiry into a defendant's prior convictions for menacing and harassment in order to impeach him should he choose to testify at his trial. Such inquiry may reflect upon a defendant's willingness to place his own interests above society's search for truth when he takes the witness stand (see People v Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371). The charge to the jury, when read...

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