PEOPLE v. CRUZ


201 A.D.2d 305 (1994)

607 N.Y.S.2d 36

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Cruz, Also Known as David Fernandez, Appellant

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

February 8, 1994


The trial court's instruction that defendant's prior conviction did not disqualify him from testifying and would be considered only for the purpose of evaluating his credibility did not imply that defendant's testimony was less credible than the other witnesses or otherwise improperly single out defendant's testimony for special scrutiny (see, People v Ochs, 3 N.Y.2d 54, 56). Defendant's objection to that portion of the charge...

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