Legal Opinion
People v. Rufrano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the de*702fendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), rendered May 26, 1994, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The defendant contends that the trial court improperly curtailed his cross-examination of the complainant and that this error violated his right to present a defense. We agree. A criminal defendant has a constitutional right to confront adverse witnesses (see, NY Const,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. MirendaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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