People v. Rahman
Cases that cite this one
126 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- People v. Kyser (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
- People v. Hamlin (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
- People v. McNeill (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1987)
- People v. Jackson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)
- People v. Gonzalez (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1985)
- People v. Stroman (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1981)
- People v. Anderson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1980)
- People v. Shepard (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- People v. Lewis (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. Rockwell (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2005)
- People v. Dahlbender (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2005)
- People v. Stevenson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2004)
- People v. Curry (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2004)
- People v. Springer (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2004)
- People v. Carew (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2003)
- People v. Hayes (N.Y. 2002)
- People v. Hallingquest (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
- People v. Logan (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
- People v. Moss (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
- People v. Whitney (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
- People v. Reeves (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2000)
- People v. George (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2000)
- People v. Rivera (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1999)
- People v. McLemore (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1999)
- People v. Mallen (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)
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Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
The record does not demonstrate that the trial court abused its discretion when it ruled that the prosecution would be permitted to impeach the credibility of the defendant, if he took the stand, by confronting him with two of his prior narcotics convictions. Indeed, there is nothing to indicate that the court did not in fact actually balance the probative worth of the impeaching material against the risk that it might be taken as an indication of a propensity to commit the crimes charged and the fear that its admission might unfairly deter him from testifying at trial (see People v Mayrant, 43 NY2d 236-240; People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371, 378).
Nor does it appear that the court precluded counsel from bringing to its attention any considerations that appropriately should have entered into its determination or that it refused to weigh those that were urged upon it. In particular, there is no reason to conclude that the Trial Judge misapprehended or overlooked her discretionary obligation or refused to apply it in ruling on defendant’s motion (cf. People v Davis, 44 NY2d
Finally, as to the other errors assigned by the defendant, suffice it to say that, under the circumstances of this case, we find they were no more than permissible exercises of the Trial Judge’s discretion.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.