Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the defense counsel's cross-examination of the police detective who conducted the murder investigation opened the door to the admission of hearsay testimony on redirect examination of the witness to explain why the police had limited their investigation to the defendant (see, People v Melendez,
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