People v. Weston

Judgment reversed, on the law and facts, and new trial granted. Memorandum: In this appeal from his conviction of burglary, *882robbery, rape and possession of a weapon defendant urges three grounds for reversal. His first contention is that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine him concerning certain prior convictions and two offenses for which indictments were pending at the time of the instant trial. After a pretrial Sandoval (People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371) hearing the court ruled that if defendant testified the prosecutor could úse a 1970 conviction for criminal…