Legal Opinion

People v. Ricks

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

Decided December 28, 1987PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered March 30, 1983, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On appeal, the defendant first contends that the trial court’s Sandoval ruling, permitting the prosecutor to ask the defendant whether he was convicted of a felony in 1955, a misdemeanor in 1969 and a felony in 1974, without going into the underlying facts, deprived him of the opportunity to testify, and of his right to a fair trial.

It is well settled…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. DuffyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. BennetteNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. SpringerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. MuradAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. People v. CarrasquilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. People v. MyronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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