Legal Opinion
People v. Sprague
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 20, 1994PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Cardona, P. J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Williams, J.), rendered January 3, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the *868second degree (four counts) and sexual abuse in the second degree.
Defendant contends that County Court committed error when it ruled, following defendant’s offer of proof in the jury’s absence, that the child victim could not be cross-examined with regard to prior false accusations of sexual abuse allegedly made against other persons.
Initially, we note that "in People v Mandel (48 NY2d 952, cert denied, appeal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. MandelNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HamelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. LippertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by15 opinions
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- People v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. PereauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. BridgelandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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