Does the District Attorney's limiting instructions apply to limiting instructions?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Richard, 148 Misc.2d 573, 561 N.Y.S.2d 351 (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 1990):
The District Attorney's limiting instructions do not cure this error. Limiting instructions are proper where the probative value of the testimony has been determined to outweigh its prejudicial effect. However, where the evidence's prejudicial effect is great and its probative value slight, if any, limiting instructions are inadequate. Cf. People v. Allweiss, 48 N.Y.2d 40, 421 N.Y.S.2d 341, 396 N.E.2d 735.
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