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People v. Cooper

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
May 23, 1986
120 A.D.2d 957 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

May 23, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Kennedy, J.

Present — Doerr, J.P., Boomer, Green, Balio and Schnepp, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court deprived defendant of a fair trial when it refused his request to hold a Sandoval hearing (People v Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371) prior to jury selection. Although the preferable procedure may be for a Trial Judge to make an advance ruling on the use of prior criminal convictions for impeachment purposes so as not to handicap the preparation of the defense (see, People v Davis, 44 N.Y.2d 269, 276, n 3; see also, United States v Oakes, 565 F.2d 170, 173; United States v Jackson, 405 F. Supp. 938), we perceive no abuse of discretion here by the Trial Judge or prejudice to the defendant sufficient to warrant reversal.


Summaries of

People v. Cooper

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
May 23, 1986
120 A.D.2d 957 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Cooper

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WAYNE COOPER, Appellant

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

Date published: May 23, 1986

Citations

120 A.D.2d 957 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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