People v. Santiago

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Douglass, J.), rendered June 20, 1989, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree (two counts), and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was denied his constitutional rights to a fair trial and to confront his accusers when the court precluded defense counsel from cross-examining the complaining witness, who had felony charges pending against him in…