Legal Opinion

People v. Cody

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

Decided April 24, 1992PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: None of the issues raised by defendant on appeal requires reversal. The trial court properly exercised its discretion in curtailing the cross-examination of the complaining witness. The trial court sustained the prosecutor’s objection to defense counsel’s question whether the complainant had been arrested following a certain incident. The court also precluded defense counsel from asking the complainant whether he was offered a reduced plea in an unrelated matter to induce him to testify against defendant. In light of the facts known to defense…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. GiffordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
  2. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kemp Yarborough v. John P. Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  2. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. WeedenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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