PEOPLE v. RAHMAN


46 N.Y.2d 882 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ali Rahman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 8, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen R. Mass for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (David H. Steiner and Robert M. Pitler of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The record does not demonstrate that the trial court abused its discretion when it ruled that the prosecution would be permitted to impeach the credibility of the defendant, if he took the stand, by confronting him with two of his prior narcotics convictions. Indeed, there is nothing to indicate that the court did not in fact actually balance the...

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