Defendant's impeachment of a prosecution witness was not unduly restricted. Since the witness's psychiatrist contradicted the allegations about the witness's perception that were contained in a letter from one of defendant's friends who claimed to have been a member of the witness's therapy group, the court correctly held that the letter did not provide a good faith basis for defendant's questioning the witness about her entire psychiatric history (People v Williams
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PEOPLE v. LUGO
227 A.D.2d 247 (1996)
642 N.Y.S.2d 630
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Malcolm Lugo, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 16, 1996
May 16, 1996
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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