Legal Opinion
People v. Snell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted after a non-jury trial of assault in the second degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree. There is no merit to defendant’s contention that County Court erred when it prohibited defense counsel from cross-examining the victim of the assault about an infant settlement in a prior personal injury action. The scope of cross-examination is within the sound discretion of the trial court (Delaware v Van Arsdall, 475 US 673, 679; People v Hulls, 76 NY2d 190, 199; People v Glogowski, 174 AD2d 1039, 1040, lv denied 79 NY2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. AshnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. HultsNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. GlogowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by4 opinions
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