Legal Opinion
People v. Smeraldo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal mischief in the second degree and criminal contempt in the second degree arising out of an incident in which defendant sprayed acid on his ex-girlfriend’s car in violation of a protective order. County Court did not err in ruling that, if defense counsel attempted to impeach complainant by introducing prior instances in which she allegedly falsely accused defendant, the prosecution could establish defendant’s prior convictions for stalking complainant. The court did not bar attempts to show…
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- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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