People v. Sallis

Opinion by

Judge PIERCE.

In this prosecution for sexual assault on a child, the People appeal from a ruling of the trial court limiting the scope of cross-examination of defendant, Daniel V. Sallis, II, and from a ruling concerning the procedure followed in that cross-examination. We disapprove the rulings.

Defendant, a friend of the victim’s mother, was accused of sexually assaulting the victim, a young boy, after having invited him on a motorcycle ride.

At trial, as a means to assist him in deciding whether to testify in his own defense, defendant requested a ruling as to the permissible scope…