People V. Sandoval

	People V. Sandoval ''People v. Sandoval'' is a 1974 opinion by the Court of Appeals of the State of New York The New York Court of Appeals is the supreme court, highest court in the Judiciary of New York (state), Unified Court System of the New York (state), State of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge of the New Yor ... that "trial court must balance the 'probative worth of evidence of prior specific criminal, vicious or immoral acts on the issue of the defendant's credibility on the one hand, and on the other the risk of unfair prejudice to the defendant'". (Court citations: People v. Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371, 357 N.Y.S.2d 849, 314 N.E.2d 413 (N.Y. 1974)). Sandoval pre-trial hearings (the procedure is unique to New York state) allow the accused to make an informed decision as to whether to testify given that it sets the scope of cross-examination. A presumably probative result of a Sandoval hearing has been termed "a Sandoval". References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Court Of Appeals Of The State Of New York The New York Court of Appeals is the supreme court, highest court in the Judiciary of New York (state), Unified Court System of the New York (state), State of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, Chief Judge and six Associate Judges who are appointed by the Governor of New York, Governor and confirmed by the New York State Senate, State Senate to 14-year terms. The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals also heads administration of the state's court system, and thus is also known as the Chief Judge of the State of New York. Its 1842 Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical New York Court of Appeals Building, courthouse is located in New York's capital, Albany, New York, Albany. Nomenclature In the Federal judiciary of the United States, Federal court system, and most U.S. states, the court of last resort is known as the "Supreme Court". New York, however, calls its trial court, trial and intermediate appellate cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cross-examination In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness called by one's opponent. It is preceded by direct examination (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India and Pakistan known as examination-in-chief) and may be followed by a redirect (re-examination in Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, and Pakistan). Redirect examination, performed by the attorney or pro se individual who performed the direct examination, clarifies the witness' testimony provided during cross-examination including any subject matter raised during cross-examination but not discussed during direct examination. Recross examination addresses the witness' testimony discussed in redirect by the opponent. Depending on the judge's discretion, opponents are allowed multiple opportunities to redirect and recross examine witnesses (may vary by jurisdiction). Variations by jurisdiction In the United States federal Courts, a cross-examining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Government Of New York (state) The Government of the State of New York, headquartered at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, Albany, encompasses the administrative structure of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, as established by the New York State Constitution, state's constitution. Analogously to the Government of the United States, US federal government, it is composed of three branches: executive branch, executive, legislative branch, legislative, and judicial branch, judicial. The head of the executive is the Governor of New York, governor. The New York State Legislature, Legislature consists of the New York State Senate, Senate and the New York State Assembly, Assembly. The judiciary of New York, Unified Court System consists of the New York State Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals and lower courts. The state is also Administrative divisions of New York, divided into counties, cities, towns, and villages, which are all municipal corporations with their own government. Executive T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]