Legal Opinion
People v. Sherman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Madison County (O’Brien, III, J.), rendered July 29, 1996, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of sodomy in the second degree.
*874We affirm defendant’s conviction of the crime of sodomy in the second degree perpetrated against his 12-year-old stepdaughter. County Court did not err in refusing to allow defendant to cross-examine the victim regarding allegations of sexual abuse she made against her biological father as there was no showing that the allegations were false (see, People v Mandel, 48 NY2d 952, 953, appeal dismissed, cert denied…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. HudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. MandelNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. BoldenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. SpragueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. RoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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