Legal Opinion
People v. Cullen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court did not abuse its discretion in limiting the scope of defendant’s cross-examination of a prosecution witness regarding the relationship between the witness’s brother and defendant’s wife. While proof of bias or hostility of a witness is not collateral (see, People v Gilland, 110 AD2d 1078), a court may, in the exercise of discretion, properly exclude such proof when it is too remote or speculative (see, People v Thomas, 46 NY2d 100, 105-106, appeal dismissed 444 US 891; People v Stewart, 188 AD2d 626, 627). Upon our review of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. GillandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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