Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Douglas Ruiz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-06-13
Citations: 205 A.D.2d 647
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Douglas Ruiz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 205
Pages: 647–647

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Douglas Ruiz, Appellant.
[613 NYS2d 226]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered May 28, 1992, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the court's Sandoval ruling deprived him of a fair trial. While the court's ruling was in contravention of the rule that the People may not use a youthful offender violation to impeach the defendant (see, People v Dudley, 143 AD2d 764), the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt (see, People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230). Bracken, J. P., Miller, Copertino and Hart, JJ., concur.