Legal Opinion
People v. Blakeney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
The main issue on appeal revolves around whether the People improperly impeached defendant’s credibility by cross-examining him with respect to an unrelated pending criminal charge (see, People v Bennett, 79 NY2d 464, 468). We hold that, the door having been opened to such inquiry by defendant’s testimony on direct examination that he had never before seen the person with whom he was arrested and charged with selling drugs, the cross-examination about his subsequent arrest with his codefendant 12 days later at the same location as is involved in the instant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SorgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- People v. Yut Wai TomNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. BettsNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. PersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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