People v. Rodriguez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vaccaro, J.), rendered December 16, 1981, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The trial court, in asking a limited series of questions regarding when the chief prosecution witness first identified defendant as the perpetrator of the crime in question, acted properly in order to clarify an unclear and confusing answer to a defense question, since the witness had a language difficulty (see, People v Yut Wai Tom, 53 NY2d 44, 57-58; People v Jamison, 47…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. Yut Wai TomNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. MirendaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. JamisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. CulhaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. WilliamsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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