PEOPLE v. LITTLE


55 N.Y.2d 770 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Little, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley Werner and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Peter D. Coddington and Alan D. Marrus 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.

Objection to the question whether the witness had been previously arrested was properly sustained (Richardson, Evidence [10th ed — Prince], § 506; Fisch, New York Law of Evidence [2d ed], § 458). So far as defense counsel sought to question about a charge adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, he did no more than ask for time to find out what the final disposition of the...

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