People v. Anderson

Case held, decision reserved, and matter remitted to Ontario County Court for a hearing in accordance with the following memorandum: In this arson prosecution, defendant challenges the trial court’s ruling that if he testified on his own behalf at trial, the prosecutor could cross-examine him with respect to a prior arson. We are unable to review the correctness of that discretionary ruling because of the absence of a record. When the parties requested the court for a Sandoval ruling the court was required to balance the probative value of the proof with the risk of prejudice to defendant…