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People v. Chatman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1004 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

October 7, 1992

Appeal from the Monroe County Court, Marks, J.

Present — Denman, P.J., Boomer, Lawton, Fallon and Doerr, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The court did not err in precluding cross-examination of the police witness concerning acts committed by the "Hit Squad," of which the witness was a member. The extent of cross-examination of a witness upon matters immaterial to the issue is within the discretion of the trial court, and the exercise of its discretion may not be reviewed on appeal in the absence of plain abuse and injustice (People v Sorge, 301 N.Y. 198, 201-202; La Beau v People, 34 N.Y. 222, 230). Further, the court did not err in refusing to permit defendant access to confidential personnel records of the witness, inasmuch as defendant did not provide facts sufficient to establish that it was reasonably likely that the file would contain information bearing upon the credibility of the witness (see, People v Gissendanner, 48 N.Y.2d 543, 550).


Summaries of

People v. Chatman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1004 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

People v. Chatman

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ANTHONY CHATMAN…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Oct 7, 1992

Citations

186 A.D.2d 1004 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

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