261 A.D.2d 199 689 N.Y.S.2d 393

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rashid Stafford, Appellant.

[689 NYS2d 393]

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Cohen, J.), rendered April 20, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The hearing court properly exercised its discretion in permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine defendant concerning matters not covered in his direct examination, since these subjects were relevant to defendant’s credibility as well as other issues raised at the hearing (see, People v Tice, 131 NY 651; People v Uscange, 186 AD2d 22, lv denied 80 NY2d 1030). Concur— Ellerin, P. J., Tom, Lerner, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.

People v. Stafford
261 A.D.2d 199 689 N.Y.S.2d 393

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People v. Stafford
Decision Date
May 13, 1999
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261 A.D.2d 199

689 N.Y.S.2d 393

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New York

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