Court Faults Counsel's Failure to Seek Limits on Cross

While holding there was sufficient evidence to convict Luis Delgado of second-degree burglary in a bench trial, the Second Department ordered a new trial, finding Delgado's defense attorney should have followed through on a request for a determination about how far prosecutors could go in questioning Delgado on prior burglary convictions after he testified in his own behalf.

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