Legal Opinion
People v. Henry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The trial court properly denied the prosecutor’s offer to admit into evidence three letters written by the complainant. Moreover, the contents of the letters were not disclosed to the jury. It was only after defendant’s attorney cross-examined complainant about the contents of the letters that the prosecutor, on redirect, elicited testimony as to their subject matter. Thus, defendant’s cross-examination of the complainant opened the door to that line of questioning (see, People v Thomas, 174 AD2d 447, 448).
Defendant concedes that the 15 day time period set forth in *1062the first two counts of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. KeindlNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. YazumNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- People v. FinkNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. PiastaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
- John Lee Henry v. Herbert J. Speckard, Howard R. Relin, Esq., Intervenor-Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- People v. BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- John Lee Henry v. Herbert J. Speckard, Howard R. Relin, Esq., Intervenor-Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- People v. CharetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. WorkmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998