People v. Quinones

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael J. Obus, J.), rendered September 10, 2003, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 20 years and 15 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

*168Defendant claims that the court improperly exercised its discretion in ruling that in the event that defendant’s girlfriend testified as an alibi witness, the People would be permitted to cross-examine her regarding her fear of defendant. The girlfriend did not testify.…