Matter of Rivera v. New York City Dept. of Sanitation

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• concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the Commonwealth to cross-examine Crosley about his prior convictions after he placed the victim’s prior acts of violence at issue
• stating that “even the 34 uncortoborated testimony of a single witness may alone be sufficient to convict a defendant.”
• stating that “even the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness may alone be sufficient to convict a defendant.” (citation omitted)
• explaining that in a criminal trial, “even the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness may alone be sufficient to convict a defendant” (citation omitted)
• holding defendant’s prior aggravated assault conviction where he had attacked guard with sharp object admissible at murder trial because he testified at murder trial that he had never carried weapon before
• holding defendant’s prior aggravated assault conviction where he had attacked guard with sharp object admissible at murder trial because he testified at murder trial that he had never carried weapon before

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