Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 5, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (John Bradley, J.), rendered May 16, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first and second degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 8 to 16 years and 5 to 10 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly precluded defendant from introducing extrinsic evidence of an alleged prior inconsistent statement made by the complainant concerning a purely collateral matter (see, People v Duncan, 46 NY2d 74, cert denied 442 US 910). Defendant’s remaining claims are unpreserved and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. KitchenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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