People v. Abreu
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vaughan, J.), rendered November 19, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court properly precluded a defense witness from testifying about collateral matters intended merely to impeach the credibility of a prosecution witness (see, People v Aska, 91 NY2d 979, 981; People v Johnson, 143 AD2d 847, 848).
The trial court’s failure to submit the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance to the jury did not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. AskaNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. WhiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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