People v. Retzer

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the testimony of defendant’s nephew regarding an altercation between the nephew and a prosecution witness. “While proof of bias or hostility of a witness is not collateral (see, People v Gilland, 110 AD2d 1078), a court may, in the exercise of discretion, properly exclude such proof when it is too remote or speculative (see, People v Thomas, 46 NY2d 100, 105-106, appeal dismissed 444 US 891; People v Stewart, 188 AD2d 626, 627)” (People v Cullen, 236 AD2d 808, lv denied 89 NY2d 1010). We reject…