Legal Opinion
People v. Massie
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 2004PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
The issue here is whether Supreme Court correctly applied the rule that otherwise inadmissible evidence may become admissible where the adverse party has “opened the door” to it by offering evidence, or making an argument based on the evidence, which might otherwise mislead the factfinder (People v Melendez, 55 NY2d 445 [1982]; People v Rojas, 97 NY2d 32 [2001]). In this case, a witness to a robbery identified defendant as the robber on two occasions before trial; the prosecution conceded that evidence as to both pretrial identifications was inadmissible.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. DodtNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. MelendezNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. SugdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. CasertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- People v. RojasNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
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3Cited by117 opinions
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- People v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. GorhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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