Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Chino Melendez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-07-05
Citations: 14 A.D.2d 557
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Chino Melendez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 557–557

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Chino Melendez, Appellant.

Opinion:
It was serious prejudicial error for the trial court to admit evidence indicating that the defendant, five days after the commission of the offense for which he was being tried, was guilty of another crime: the illegal possession of a firearm. Such subsequent illegal possession, being unrelated to the crime charged, was of no probative force in proving the crime. Hence, it should have been excluded. Nolan, P. J., Ughetta, Kleinfeld, Pette and Brennan, JJ., concur.