Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Reggie McFadden, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-03-04
Citations: 259 A.D.2d 279
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Reggie McFadden, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 279–280

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Reggie McFadden, Appellant.
[687 NYS2d 87]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Fisch, J.), rendered July 25, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of two counts of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to consecutive terms of 10 to 20 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court's mid-trial modification of its Sandoval ruling did not violate defendant's right to a fair trial since his statement: "I never robbed anybody" opened the door to the challenged questions (People v Wilkens, 239 AD2d 105, lv denied 90 NY2d 899). Taken in context, defendant's statement was not limited to a simple denial of commission of the acts charged.
We find no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Nardelli, Williams and Andrias, JJ.