PEOPLE v. PEREZ


130 A.D.2d 595 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Perez, Also Known as Alberto Davis, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 11, 1987


Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

The defendant contends that the trial court improperly denied his motion to prevent the prosecutor from cross-examining him, should he choose to testify, as to a prior conviction for the crime of attempted robbery in the third degree. Inasmuch as the prior conviction involved a situation where the defendant expressed a willingness to place his own self-interest ahead of that of society, the trial court did not abuse its

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