Connors v. . the People
New York Court of Appeals
Eeeob to the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, to review judgment of that court affirming judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York, entered upon conviction under an indictment for an assault with intent to kill.
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Eeeob to the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, to review judgment of that court affirming judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York, entered upon conviction under an indictment for an assault with intent to kill. The plaintiff in error was tried at the March term of the Court of General Sessions, in 1872, in the city of Hew York, upon an indictment for a felonious assault and battery, in stabbing one Michael Gibney with a knife, with intent to kill; the jury acquitted of the principal charge, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Church, Ch. J.
The question is presented whether a prisoner who is sworn as a witness at his own request can be compelled to answer questions upon his cross-examination, as to facts affecting his credibility, in relation to which he was not questioned on his direct examination.
The question objected to was, “ How many times have you been arrested 3” It was within the discretion of the court to allow such a question to a witness. It was not claimed to be privileged, but it was objected that the witness was protected from answering it by the constitutional provision “ that no person shall be…
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- Brandon v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
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