People v. Sullivan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.), rendered March 5, 1990, convicting him of assault in the second degree (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court’s Sandoval ruling does not warrant reversal of the judgment of conviction. It is well settled that trial courts have broad discretion in determining, on the issue of the defendant’s credibility, whether the probative value of evidence of other crimes outweighs the risk of unfair…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. StahlNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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