Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1990PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, we find that the trial court properly excluded any reference to the fact that the nine-year-old complainant may have contracted a venereal disease in 1986, since the crimes of which the defendant stands convicted occurred in 1983. Additionally, the defendant’s offer of proof as to the child having allegedly contracted such disease was inadequate to justify a court in allowing the introduction of any purported evidence with respect thereto.
With respect to the defendant’s claims of prejudice resulting from the prosecutor’s summation, we find that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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