People v. Ruiz

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DOUGLAS RUIZ, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 13, 1994

205 A.D.2d 647 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

613 N.Y.S.2d 226

Opinion

June 13, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.).

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the court's Sandoval ruling deprived him of a fair trial. While the court's ruling was in contravention of the rule that the People may not use a youthful offender violation to impeach the defendant (see, People v Dudley, 143 A.D.2d 764), the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt (see, People v Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230). Bracken, J.P., Miller, Copertino and Hart, JJ., concur.