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PEOPLE v. BROWN

48 N.Y.2d 921 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George Brown, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn W. L. Fahey and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Timothy J. McGinn and Billie Manning of counsel), for respondent.

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

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The defendant contends that the Trial Judge did not apply the proper criteria with respect to the prosecutor's right to cross-examine the defendant concerning his prior criminal record (People v Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371). Specifically, he claims that the court's use of the phrase "readiness to do it again...

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