PEOPLE v. BEHLING


54 N.Y.2d 995 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Behling, Also Known as Larry Hendrix, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lissa Griffin and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Barbara L. Linzer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur in memorandum; Judge MEYER dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion in which Judge FUCHSBERG concurs.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

During defendant's trial, the court ruled that the victim's address should not be disclosed to the jury. Defense counsel made no objection to this ruling. After deliberating for two hours, the jury requested that it be supplied with the "area" of the victim's residence, but the Trial Judge refused to reopen the case to admit any additional proof....

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