People v. Wilson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*608The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Issues of credibility were properly considered by the jury and there is no reason to disturb its determinations.
The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting very limited testimony that indirectly suggested that another participant in the crime had implicated defendant, since defendant opened the door to this testimony by pursuing a line of defense that made it necessary for the People to explain how defendant came to be arrested (see People v Tosca, 287 AD2d 330, affd 98 NY2d 660; People v…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Tennessee v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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