Legal Opinion

People v. Barry

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 10, 1987PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The time limitation on voir dire imposed by the court did not violate defendant’s due process rights where, as here, the trial court conducted an extensive voir dire and, after completing its interrogation, furnished counsel equal time to pursue any other relevant questioning (see, People v Boulware, 29 NY2d 135, cert denied 405 US 995; People v Lucks, 83 AD2d 516). The trial court necessarily has broad discretion to control and restrict the scope of the voir dire examination (CPL 270.15 [1] [c]; People v Fernandez, 125 AD2d 932, lv denied 69 NY2d…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BoulwareNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. People v. ProvenzanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. LucksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. People v. FernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. GarrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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