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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

218 A.D.2d 815 (1995)

631 N.Y.S.2d 62

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Johnson, Appellant

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

August 28, 1995

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in ruling after a Sandoval hearing that if the defendant testified, the prosecutor could impeach him with the underlying facts of a Family Court juvenile delinquency adjudication for sale of a controlled substance. The sale is relevant to the issue of credibility as it demonstrates the defendant's willingness to place his interests above those of society (

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