Legal Opinion

People v. Tucker

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

Decided July 21, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Miller, J.), rendered March 28, 1984, convicting him of attempted robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

We find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s Sandoval ruling permitting the prosecutor to inquire into the acts underlying two pending felony indictments against the defendant, as well as several prior misdemeanor convictions (see, People v Pavao, 59 NY2d 282; People v Agro, 96 AD2d 908). It is well settled that the extent of cross-examination bearing on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. People v. DuffyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. BennetteNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. AgroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. RothAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. GriffinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. People v. HardingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. People v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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