(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Taylor" by Supreme Court of Delaware " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Taylor
- Author : Supreme Court of Delaware
- Release Date : January 26, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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At trial, the defense attacked the credibility of Officer Leary by revealing his alleged racial bias toward the defendant. Both officers were white and defendant was black. The impeachment was sought to be accomplished by cross-examining Leary about several arrests of blacks he had made within a few months of defendants arrest. The prosecution objected on the ground that such cross-examination would inject collateral issues into the proceedings and confuse the jury. The objection was overruled, and the defense attorney was permitted to inquire in considerable detail into these other arrests.