PEOPLE v. WALLS


70 A.D.2d 852 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dozier Walls, Appellant

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

June 28, 1979


Unanimously affirmed.

In the course of cross-examining the defendant with respect to a previous conviction for robbery, the District Attorney inquired at excessive length and detail into the underlying facts of that robbery, particularly with respect to the number of times that defendant had stabbed the victim and the location of the stab wounds. This was grossly improper and could easily have endangered the viability of...

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