Legal Opinion

People v. Woods

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 23, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Miller, J.), rendered March 26, 1986, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*548Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The Trial Judge did not abuse her discretion in permitting the prosecutor to inquire into three previous convictions of the defendant for larceny which were highly probative of the "defendant’s willingness to advance his self-interest at the expense of others” (People v Williams, 108 AD2d 767; see, People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371; People v Torres, 110…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. WiseNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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