Legal Opinion

People v. Stevens

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 7, 2007PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme *611Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), rendered June 13, 2005, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, and robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the trial court improperly impeded his ability to present his defense by curtailing his cross-examination of a prosecution witness. We disagree. The trial court has broad discretion to limit cross-examination when questions are repetitive,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. BernardezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. ParsleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. People v. DegreeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. Charap v. WillettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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