In re Colleen A.S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. *878Memorandum: We reject respondent’s contention that Family Court erred in admitting irrelevant evidence of a prior incident of sexual abuse and excluding relevant evidence bearing on the credibility of the infant complainant. Respondent’s attorney “opened the door” on his cross-examination of the infant by eliciting testimony about the prior incident of sexual abuse not elicited upon direct examination. Thus, it was proper for petitioner on redirect “ ‘to explain, clarify and fully elicit [the] question only partially examined’ on cross-examination”…
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