People v. Jamison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant contends that the Supreme Court erred in its Sandoval ruling, which permitted the prosecutor to impeach him only with the underlying facts of a prior attempted robbery conviction and precluded the prosecutor from questioning the defendant about two other convictions. We disagree. Convictions involving theft, such as robbery, are highly relevant to the issue of credibility because they demonstrate the defendant’s willingness to deliberately further his self-interest at the expense of society (see, People v Creel, 215 AD2d 577, 578; People v Kelland, 208 AD2d 954; People v…
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