PEOPLE v. SMITH


138 A.D.2d 759 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Smith, Appellant

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

March 28, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant challenges the Supreme Court's Sandoval ruling which permitted cross-examination on various prior petit larceny convictions and a prior robbery conviction. However, it is clear from the record that the court balanced the interests of the prosecution and the rights of the defendant and considered such factors as the period of time since the convictions, the degree to which the convictions bore on the defendant...

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