PEOPLE v. GATHERS


207 A.D.2d 751 (1994)

616 N.Y.S.2d 732

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Gathers, Appellant

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

September 29, 1994


It is established that the nature and extent of cross-examination is within the sound discretion of the Trial Judge, who may "make an advance ruling as to the use by the prosecutor of prior convictions or proof of the prior commission of specific criminal, vicious or immoral acts for the purpose of impeaching a defendant's credibility" (People v Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371, 374). The court...

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