PEOPLE v. FERGUSON


190 A.D.2d 610 (1993)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Ferguson, Appellant

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

February 23, 1993


Defendant's direct testimony that he had pleaded guilty in previous cases because he was, in fact, guilty was clearly meant to elicit a jury inference that defendant's failure to plead guilty in the instant case was some proof of innocence, thereby opening the door to cross-examination of defendant regarding his motivation for a prior guilty plea (People v Garcia, 169 A.D.2d 358, 362-363...

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