People v. Panchon

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene R. Silverman, J.), rendered March 14, 2006, as amended April 10, 2006, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender whose prior felony conviction was a violent felony, to a term of six years, unanimously affirmed.

*447The court properly exercised its discretion when it precluded cross-examination that was cumulative, speculative or of questionable relevance. Defendant was not deprived of his right to present a defense and to confront the…