People v. Bartell

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court erred in restricting defense counsel’s cross-examination of a police officer with regard to a sexual harassment complaint filed against that officer by defendant’s wife. Defendant was entitled to show the officer’s hostility or bias toward him and the restriction of his cross-examination of the officer deprived defendant of his right of confrontation (see, People v Vigliotti, 203 AD2d 898, 898-899; People v Green, 156 AD2d 465, lv denied 75 NY2d 813). The evidence of defendant’s guilt is overwhelming, however, and we conclude that there…