Legal Opinion
People v. Ayala
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 12, 1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Demakos, J.), rendered July 14, 1983, convicting him of burglary in the second degree and petit larceny, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that he was denied a Sandoval hearing is not supported by the record. We further find the court did not abuse its discretion when it permitted the People to inquire about the underlying circumstances of the defendant’s prior convictions.
*601Equally unpersuasive is the defendant’s argument that he was deprived of a fair trial as a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BaldoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. EllisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. McMahonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by12 opinions
- People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. ScattareggiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Fagon v. BaraDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- People v. BuxtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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