Legal Opinion

People v. Henry Hightower

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

Decided July 16, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Demakos, J.), rendered April 14, 1988, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find no merit to the defendant’s contention that the trial court improperly exercised its discretion in its Sandoval ruling that the People could inquire as to the defendant’s past five out of seven convictions (see, People v Aguilera, 156 AD2d 698; People v Ortiz, 143 AD2d 107; People v Magee, 126 AD2d…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. JimenezNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. AguileraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. LevyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. People v. GarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. People v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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