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People v. Presha

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 5, 1993
190 A.D.2d 1005 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

February 5, 1993

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

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


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: It was not an abuse of discretion for the suppression court to preclude cross-examination of a police witness concerning acts committed by the "hit squad", to which the witness occasionally was assigned (see, People v Chatman, 186 A.D.2d 1004). The extent of the cross-examination of a witness concerning collateral issues designed only to impeach that witness' credibility is within the sound discretion of the court (see, People v Sorge, 301 N.Y. 198, 201-202). In our view, the court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to allow cross-examination of a police witness on matters immaterial to the issues to be resolved at the suppression hearing.


Summaries of

People v. Presha

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 5, 1993
190 A.D.2d 1005 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Presha

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KELVIN PRESHA…

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

Date published: Feb 5, 1993

Citations

190 A.D.2d 1005 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
593 N.Y.S.2d 629

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