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THE PEOPLE, ETC., RESPONDENT, v. RAFAEL MESSA, APPELLANT.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the trial court improperly impeded his ability to present his defense by curtailing his cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses. We disagree. The trial court has broad discretion to limit cross-examination when questions are repetitive, irrelevant or only marginally relevant, concern collateral issues, or threaten to mislead the jury (see Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 679; People v. Magrigor, 281 A.D.2d 561; People v. McGriff, 201 A.D.2d 672, 673; People v. Ashner, 190 A.D.2d 238). The trial court providently exercised its discretion here.

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

SMITH, J.P., FRIEDMANN, H. MILLER and COZIER, JJ., concur.

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PEOPLE v. MESSA
(Nov 18, 2002)