Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Little, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-12-15
Citations: 55 N.Y.2d 770
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Little, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 770–771

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Little, Appellant.
Argued November 16, 1981;
decided December 15, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Shirley Werner and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.
Mario Merola, District Attorney (Peter D. Coddington and Alan D. Marrus of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Objection to the question whether the witness had been previously arrested was properly sustained (Richardson, Evidence [10th ed — Prince], § 506; Fisch, New York Law of Evidence [2d ed], § 458). So far as defense counsel sought to question about a charge adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, he did no more than ask for time to find out what the final disposition of the charge was and never followed up on it. Thus, the issue was not preserved for our consideration.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.