People v. Simpson

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Gallagher, J.), rendered October 15, 1984, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

The defendant contends that it was error for the court to allow him to be cross-examined as to underlying charges which were dismissed when he pleaded guilty to possession of burglar’s tools in 1980. This argument has no merit since a dismissal of underlying charges in connection with a guilty plea is not a dismissal on the merits…