PEOPLE v. PAVAO


59 N.Y.2d 282 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Frank Pavao, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spiros A. Tsimbinos and Hyman J. Greenberg for appellant.

John J. Santucci, District Attorney (Jeanette Lifschitz and Richard G. Denzer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


JASEN, J.

On this appeal we are asked to consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow a defense witness to testify, for purposes of impeachment, that a key prosecution witness had a bad reputation in the community for truth and veracity. Also presented for our consideration is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions for assault in the first and second degrees.

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