People v. Payne

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Appellant relies principally on two asserted errors. First, he contends that it was error to deny his motion to preclude cross-examination, in the event he took the witness stand, with respect to his 1973 misdemeanor conviction for illegal possession of a pistol. There was no error of law in this ruling which would warrant our disturbing the rejection of appel lant’s arguments by the Appellate Division (People v Mackey, 49 NY2d 274).

Second, appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting the…