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PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

156 A.D.2d 197 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Roberto Ortiz, Also Known as Roberto Martino, Appellant

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

December 12, 1989

Although defendant's prior manslaughter conviction was 16 years old, the Sandoval court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the People to elicit, if defendant took the stand, solely that defendant had been convicted of a felony (People v Ricks, 135 A.D.2d 844). Remoteness alone does not require preclusion for impeachment purposes, particularly where, as here, defendant spent...

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