PEOPLE v. MELENDEZ


55 N.Y.2d 445 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Israel Melendez, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry E. Schulman and David S. Jacobs for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Allen H. Saperstein and Steven R. Kartagener of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


JASEN, J.

On this appeal, we are asked to decide whether reversible error occurred when the prosecutor was permitted, over objection, to elicit on redirect examination hearsay testimony implicating the defendant in the crimes charged. In order to resolve this question, we must examine the scope of permissible redirect examination in instances where a defendant has "opened the door" to new matters on cross-examination...

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