Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 8, 2003PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered January 2, 2002, convicting him of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in its Sandoval ruling (see People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371 [1974]). A defendant is not shielded from cross-examination merely because he or she specializes in one particular form of criminal conduct (see People v Hayes, 97 NY2d 203, 208…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. BonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. HorneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. HiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 2012