New York Court of Appeals, 1992

People v. Halbert

People v. Halbert
New York Court of Appeals · Decided July 2, 1992
80 N.Y.2d 865; 587 N.Y.S.2d 891; 600 N.E.2d 618; 1992 N.Y. LEXIS 1624

People v. Halbert

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed (People v Halbert, 175 AD2d 88). We agree with the Appellate Division that in the circumstances of this case, in which the trial court allowed evidence of a relationship between the minor complainant and her male friend to be presented to the jury, the court did not err in its related discretionary evidentiary ruling precluding cross-examination of the complainant with respect to the sexual aspect of that relationship (CPL 60.42 [5]).

Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa.

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