People v. Allen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mollen, P. J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The judgment should be affirmed.
Defendant was convicted of murdering a fellow prison inmate. The chief prosecution witnesses (Morales and Davis) were two inmates who saw the stabbing take place and identified defendant as the perpetrator. At the trial, the court limited the cross-examination of these eyewitnesses as to their past criminal records. The trial court ruled that People v Sandoval…
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