Legal Opinion

People v. Dukes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal from judgment insofar as it imposes sentence of incarceration unanimously dismissed and judgment affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal trespass in the second degree (Penal Law § 140.15), criminal mischief in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 145.00 [1]) and endangering the welfare of a child (Penal Law § 260.10 [1]). Defendant contends that the prosecutor violated CPL 60.35 (1) by impeaching his own witness with a prior inconsistent statement. Because the witness’s trial testimony did not affirmatively damage the People’s case, the prosecutor…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. GriffinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. SwiftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. LawrenceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. People v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. People v. HucksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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