Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Noel Gaetan, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-05-28
Citations: 227 A.D.2d 640
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Noel Gaetan, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 227
Pages: 640–640

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Noel Gaetan, Appellant.
[643 NYS2d 400]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered June 16, 1994, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court properly permitted the prosecution to question the defendant about an uncharged crime during cross-examination, since the defendant opened the door to that inquiry (see, People v Melendez, 55 NY2d 445; People v Pierre, 215 AD2d 599).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Ritter, J. P., Pizzuto, Santucci and Krausman, JJ., concur.