PEOPLE v. BURKE


127 A.D.2d 842 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Morris Burke, Appellant

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

February 23, 1987


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant's contention that the court, in its Sandoval ruling, failed to exercise its discretion in balancing the probative weight of the evidence on the issue of defendant's credibility against the risk that it might be viewed as evidence of guilt or criminal propensity, or that it might deter the defendant from testifying (see, People v Rahman,...

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