People v. Scott

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Kuffner, J.), rendered October 16, 1995, convicting him of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and kidnaping in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

*311Prior to jury selection, the trial court ruled that the People would not be permitted to elicit testimony from their witness that she recognized the defendant at the time of the crime because she had previously bought drugs from him. Following jury selection, the court reversed…