Legal Opinion
People v. Sawyer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 21, 2003PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Spires, J.), rendered February 15, 2001, convicting him of burglary in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court providently exercised its discretion in limiting his cross-examination of a detective regarding a purported motive to fabricate. While proof tending to establish a motive to fabricate is never collateral and may not be excluded on that ground, such proof may be excluded when it is too remote and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. HooverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. SuttonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. GoodmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. DeversAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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