Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Maurice Patterson, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1983-06-02
Citations: 59 N.Y.2d 794
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maurice Patterson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 59
Pages: 794–796

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maurice Patterson, Appellant.
Argued May 2, 1983;
decided June 2, 1983
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Stewart E. Sterk for appellant.
Sol Greenberg, District Attorney (George H. Barber of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum of the Appellate Division (88 AD2d 694), to which we add only that, in view of his ruling limiting use of the 1979 rape conviction, it cannot be said that, as in People v Williams (56 NY2d 236), the Trial Judge failed to exercise discretion.
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer and Simons.