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People v. Halbert

80 N.Y.2d 865 Court N.Y. Decision date 1992-07-02 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Halbert, Appellant.
Argued June 5,1992;
decided July 2, 1992
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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Tina L. Mazza and E. Joshua Rosenkranz for appellant.
Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney (Adrienne Brewington and Billie Manning of counsel), for respondent.

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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