Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Everton Blythe, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-06-22
Citations: 262 A.D.2d 199
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Everton Blythe, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 262
Pages: 199–199

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Everton Blythe, Appellant.
[691 NYS2d 768]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ira Globerman, J.), rendered April 19, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 8 Vs to 25 years and 10 to 20 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
A review of defendant's cross-examination of the eyewitness clearly establishes that defendant opened the door to the challenged testimony concerning a photographic identification (see, People v Melendez, 55 NY2d 445).
We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur— Rosenberger, J. P., Williams, Tom, Wallach and Buckley, JJ.