Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Darren Thomas, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-02-05
Citations: 224 A.D.2d 462
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Darren Thomas, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 462–463

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Darren Thomas, Appellant.
[638 NYS2d 328]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the de fendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Vinik, J.), rendered October 29, 1993, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court providently exercised its discretion in excluding a defense witness (see, People v Justice, 172 AD2d 851). Furthermore, the prosecutor properly cross-examined another defense witness because the record shows that she had a good faith basis for the questioning (see, People v De Pasquale, 54 NY2d 693; People v Lewis, 140 AD2d 714).
We find no basis to disturb the defendant's sentence (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Mangano, P. J., Copertino, Joy and Altman, JJ., concur.