Legal Opinion

People v. Gray

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 10, 1995PublishedCited by 110 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*711OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciparick, J.

May defendant’s previous conviction of a felony in Maryland when he was 15 years old constitute cross-examination material at his New York murder and robbery trial even though the Maryland conviction would have resulted in a juvenile delinquency adjudication in New York? We hold that the trial courts’ traditional, broad Sandoval discretion controls this question and decline to adopt a per se rule automatically excluding the out-of-State conviction.

Around 2:30 a.m. on July 12, 1990, a police officer discovered the body of Harry Rhodes slumped over the steering…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. People v. MackeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. GreerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by110 opinions

  1. Green v. MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. People v. GilliamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. The People v. Thomas JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. United States v. Terrance MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

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