PEOPLE v. SIMS


47 A.D.3d 494 (2008)

849 N.Y.S.2d 254

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PATRICK SIMS, Appellant.

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

Decided January 22, 2008.


The court's Sandoval ruling permitting inquiry into defendant's prior weapon possession conviction and its underlying facts balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise of discretion (People v Hayes, 97 N.Y.2d 203 [2002]). The court imposed appropriate limits on the prosecutor's inquiry into defendant's extensive criminal record, and the prior conviction, although similar...

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