Legal Opinion
People v. Bermudez
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*705OPINION OF THE COURT
Sheldon S. Levy, J.
Despite more than five years of People v Sandoval (34 NY2d 371) and its progeny, no reported decision has yet set forth a fair compromise that can actually minimize prejudice to the defendant while simultaneously protecting the interests of the People. I now propose to attempt to rectify that situation.
The defendant wishes to testify in his own behalf. He apparently will not be his only witness, but he will certainly be a key witness and a necessary one in his defense. He moves to bar the prosecutor from cross-examining his with respect to a variety of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. SorgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- People v. DuffyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. AstacioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. BlackwellNew York Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. LyonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Linnen v. PooleDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2011
- People v. ThomasNew York Supreme Court · 1994
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