Legal Opinion

People v. Aguilera

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

Decided December 26, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dufficy, J.), rendered March 19, 1987, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the court’s Sandoval ruling (see, People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d *699371). It is well settled that " 'the exclusion of prior convictions is largely, if not completely, a matter of discretion which…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. PenaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. MackeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. People v. RoseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. Shamrock GambleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. Henry HightowerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. HarveyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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