People v. Duffy

331 N.E.2d 695, 36 N.Y.2d 857, 370 N.Y.S.2d 919, 1975 N.Y. LEXIS 1903

Opinion

Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: Whether the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated by the prosecutor’s cross-examination concerning the particulars of his previous drug use and possession. The Court of Appeals considered that contention and found no violation of defendant’s constitutional rights. [See 36 NY2d 258.]