People v. Bilanchuk

The defendant, then a policeman, was convicted in the Court of General Sessions of the crime of assault in the third degree. He is a first offender. A barroom brawl in which he and the complaining witness participated was continued on the adjoining sidewalk. The complainant was shot by the defendant, who claimed he did so in self-defense.

The principal grounds on which a certificate is asked are:(1) error in. permitting certain cross-examination of the defendant, including questions as to his record as a policeman;(2) undue participation by the Judge presiding in the cross-examination of the…