People v. Stafford

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Stafford

261 A.D.2d 199, 689 N.Y.S.2d 393, 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5299

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

DecidedMay 13, 1999

StatusPublished

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People v. Stafford, 261 A.D.2d 199, 689 N.Y.S.2d 393, 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5299 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1999).

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—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Cohen, J.), rendered April 20, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The hearing court properly exercised its discretion in permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine defendant concerning matters not covered in his direct examination, since these subjects were relevant to defendant’s credibility as well as other issues raised at the hearing (see, People v Tice, 131 NY 651; People v Uscange, 186 AD2d 22, lv denied 80 NY2d 1030). Concur— Ellerin, P. J., Tom, Lerner, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.

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—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Cohen, J.), rendered April 20, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The hearing court properly exercised its discretion in permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine defendant concerning matters not covered in his direct examination, since these subjects were relevant to defendant’s credibility as well as other issues raised at the hearing (see, People v Tice, 131 NY 651; People v Uscange, 186 AD2d 22, lv denied 80 NY2d 1030). Concur— Ellerin, P. J., Tom, Lerner, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.

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261 A.D.2d 199, 689 N.Y.S.2d 393, 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5299, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-stafford-nyappdiv-1999.

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