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People v. Woods

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 23, 1987
134 A.D.2d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

November 23, 1987

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


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The Trial Judge did not abuse her discretion in permitting the prosecutor to inquire into three previous convictions of the defendant for larceny which were highly probative of the "defendant's willingness to advance his self-interest at the expense of others" (People v. Williams, 108 A.D.2d 767; see, People v. Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371; People v. Torres, 110 A.D.2d 794). Nor did the admission of the defendant's suppressed statement to the officer on rebuttal constitute error (People v Wise, 46 N.Y.2d 321; People v. Guidice, 83 A.D.2d 756). Although several of the prosecutor's remarks were better left unsaid, such remarks did not operate to deprive the defendant of a fair trial (see, People v. Gonzalez, 102 A.D.2d 895). Mangano, J.P., Weinstein, Kooper and Harwood, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Woods

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 23, 1987
134 A.D.2d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Woods

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES WOODS, Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 23, 1987

Citations

134 A.D.2d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)