Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

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

Decided April 1, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Paul Bookson, J.), rendered April 12, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of SUs to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by the complain*127ant’s testimony concerning his fear of encountering defendant or defendant’s associates while in custody, or by the prosecutor’s summation comments on this subject, because defendant opened the door to these matters on his cross-examination of the complainant as well as on his summation (see, People v…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. MelendezNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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