People v. Mayrant

OPINION OF THE COURT

Fuchsberg, J.

Harold Mayrant has been convicted of assault in the second degree in connection with his stabbing of a friend, Alexander Woods. On appeal to us from an Appellate Division order of affirmance, the defendant complains that the Trial Judge, in denying his Sandoval (People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371) application to preclude his cross-examination as to earlier convictions, applied an erroneous legal yardstick.

Specifically, prior to trial defendant sought an informational ruling as to whether his two prior convictions would be permitted to be used to impeach his…