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State v. Fleming

Citations

  • 571 P.2d 268
  • 117 Ariz. 122
  • 1977 Ariz. LEXIS 353

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  • holding that the trial court has the discretion to curtail the scope of cross-examination when appropriate
  • holding that the trial court has the discretion to curtail the scope of cross-examination when appropriate
  • holding that the \right to cross-examination must be kept within `reasonable' bounds and the trial court has discretion to curtail its scope\
  • holding that the “right to cross-examination must be kept within ‘reasonable’ bounds and the trial court has discretion to curtail its scope”
  • finding the witness’s two-day stay in a mental institution three years prior to the relevant transaction had no bearing on his credibility
  • finding no abuse of discretion where the defendant could not show that further cross-examination regarding a witness’s brief stay in a mental hospital four years prior bore on his credibility where there was no indication that the witness continued to have mental problems

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Judges: Cameron, Struckmeyer, Hays, Holohan, Gordon

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