PEOPLE v. WALKER


83 N.Y.2d 455 (1994)

633 N.E.2d 472

611 N.Y.S.2d 118

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alvin Walker, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marlene Vasquez, New York City, and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County, Bronx (Alan S. Rafterman, Joseph N. Ferdenzi and Billie Manning of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.


TITONE, J.

The narrow issue presented for consideration here is whether defendant was entitled to an order precluding the prosecution from cross-examining him about his prior use of aliases when the defense claimed that there was an alternative explanation for the defendant's use of aliases that potentially rebutted the inference of dishonesty. Concluding that the probative worth of alias evidence can be adequately...

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