Opinion
March 21, 1988
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, we do not find that he was denied a fair trial due to the Trial Judge's limitation on the scope of the cross-examination of the People's witnesses. "It is well settled that the scope of cross-examination rests largely in the sound discretion of the court (see, People v. Mandel, 48 N.Y.2d 952, cert denied and appeal dismissed 446 U.S. 949, reh denied 448 U.S. 908)" (People v. Kelly, 124 A.D.2d 825, lv denied 69 N.Y.2d 829). In the instant case the Trial Judge properly exercised his discretion in not permitting cross-examination as to an alleged police security arrangement.
We have examined the defendant's remaining contention and find it to be without merit. Rubin, J.P., Kooper, Sullivan and Harwood, JJ., concur.