Legal Opinion

People v. Dees

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 7, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*603Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Hudson, J.), rendered August 23, 2004, convicting her of grand larceny in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly allowed the People to cross-examine her with respect to her prior conviction for a felony, as she opened the door by giving misleading testimony about the circumstances of that conviction (see People v Sims, 245 AD2d 316, 317 [1997]).

The defendant’s contention that the trial court…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. NewmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. DiMassiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. HerschmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. CavalluzziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. DiMassiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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