People v. Cruz

*330At trial, defense counsel sought to impeach the credibility of the complaining witness by eliciting his drug activity and immigration status. Several questions concerning the former were allowed, but the questioning concerning the latter was promptly curtailed. Defendant argues that he was prejudiced by the limitations imposed on these lines of inquiry. We disagree. The scope of cross-examination rests in the trial court’s discretion, which is reviewed on appeal only for plain abuse (People v Sorge, 301 NY 198). Concerning the complainant’s drug activity, defendant did not show a sufficient…