Legal Opinion

People v. Bolden

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 14, 1982PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

We do not reach the question of negative identification argued by defendant. On defendant’s attorney’s cross-examination of one of the victims, he asked whether she had ever said she did not get a good look at the perpetrator. Her unresponsive answer was that she had been shown a number of photographs at the time she made that statement. By failing to move to strike that unresponsive an*742swer, defendant’s attorney opened the door to an explanation by the People concerning the circumstances under which she had…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. MelendezNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Andrews v. LeCLAIREDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  2. People v. WilderNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. People v. GrateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. HatchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. ShawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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