Legal Opinion
People v. Calvert
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rios, J.), rendered December 23, 1996, convicting him of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court’s Sandoval ruling, permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant concerning two prior convictions for assault, was proper. Those offenses were relevant on the issues of the defendant’s credibility as a witness and his *227willingness to place his interests above those of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ByrdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. NoethAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. FerreiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by5 opinions
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