Opinion
Argued January 12, 2001.
February 13, 2001.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), rendered December 22, 1998, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree (16 counts), sodomy in the second degree (15 counts), and sodomy in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Edward M. Kratt, New York, N.Y. (John R. Lewis on the brief), for appellant.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Adam S. Charnoff of counsel), for respondent.
Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., SONDRA MILLER, ANITA R. FLORIO, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court did not improperly limit the defense counsel' s cross-examination of the complainant. The law is well settled that the nature and extent of cross-examination are matters within the court's sound discretion (see, People v. Hudy, 73 N.Y.2d 40, 56; People v. Duffy, 36 N.Y.2d 258; People v. McGriff, 201 A.D.2d 672; People v. Boyajian, 148 A.D.2d 740, 741).
The defendant's sentence was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 85).
The defendant's remaining contention is without merit.