People v. Andreas

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William Wetzel, J.), rendered May 11, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant opened the door to questioning about the denominations of money found on defendant upon his arrest, as well as their significance, by asking about the money during cross-examination (see, People v Melendez, 55 NY2d 445, 451; People v Bailey, 159 AD2d 862). As defense counsel specifically…