People v. Vetrano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In its Sandoval ruling (see People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371 [1974]), the Supreme Court ruled that if the defendant chose to take the stand, the People could inquire into nine of his 17 prior convictions, including convictions for possession of burglar’s tools, trespass, and attempted burglary. The defendant did not take the stand. The defendant was convicted of grand larceny in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree. We affirm.
It is within a trial court’s discretion to allow the People to impeach the defendant with prior convictions, should he or she…
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