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People v. Pavao

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 16, 1983PublishedCited by 597 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*286OPINION OF THE COURT

Jasen, J.

On this appeal we are asked to consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow a defense witness to testify, for purposes of impeachment, that a key prosecution witness had a bad reputation in the community for truth and veracity. Also presented for our consideration is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions for assault in the first and second degrees.

In the early morning hours of December 14,1979, a fight broke out in “Pop’s Bar” in Queens. According to the prosecutor, defendant Frank Pavao, accompanied by Joseph Pavao and Pasquale…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. People v. SorgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  5. People v. TuttNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by597 opinions

  1. People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. People v. HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Louis Eze v. Daniel A. Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  5. People v. CrandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

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