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PEOPLE v. JONAH P.

132 Misc.2d 535 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Jonah P., Defendant.

Supreme Court, New York County.

July 7, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Jay Stein and James Kindler of counsel), for plaintiff. Alton Maddox, Jr., for defendant.

EVE PREMINGER, J.

A court will not ordinarily permit a defendant to introduce evidence of a third party's good character in the hope of impressing the jury with the virtue of his own. Defendant, accused of robbing and assaulting a police officer, nevertheless seeks to adduce evidence of the good reputation of his deceased brother, shot and killed by the same policeman.

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