People v. Houck
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMcCarthy, J.
*1240Defendant asserts that he was deprived of a fair trial as a result of prosecutorial misconduct and an improper jury charge. Specifically, defendant argues that during cross-examination and summation, the prosecutor impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to defendant and forced him to characterize a prosecution witness as a liar. Further, defendant argues that the jury instructions did not sufficiently address the limited purpose for which evidence of defendant’s prior conviction could be used.
Among the questions during cross-examination to which defendant objected at trial, only one is…
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