People v. Hawes

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Fisch, J.), rendered July 2, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree (2 counts), and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 6 to 18 years, 3 to 9 years, and 3 to 9 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

*320While defendant’s testimony about his education did not open the door to the numerous questions proffered by the prosecutor as to whether he had a poor attendance record and whether he was expelled from high school (see, People v Melendez, 55 NY2d 445, 452), the error was…