Legal Opinion

People v. Booker

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

Decided November 10, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Of the several grounds of error urged by defendant on appeal from his conviction for robbery, assault and criminal possession of a firearm, we address only two: that it was error for the court to limit cross-examination of a prosecution witness and that the court erred in receiving certain rebuttal evidence.

The court properly precluded defendant from cross-examining a police officer as to acts underlying criminal charges against the officer where those charges resulted in acquittal (see, People v Francis, 112 AD2d 167, 168, lv denied 66 NY2d 919;…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. SorgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  5. People v. VidalNew York Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. SteeleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. CavalloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. SimonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. FrancisNew York Supreme Court · 1991

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