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People v. Grama

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 17, 1986
124 A.D.2d 746 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

November 17, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50.

Since the defendant's attorney raised the defenses of entrapment and duress during jury selection, during his opening statement and in cross-examination, the trial court did not err when it permitted evidence relating to the defendant's criminal predisposition to be introduced on the People's direct case (see, People v Mann, 31 N.Y.2d 253, 261; People v Calvano, 30 N.Y.2d 199, 205; People v Frisbie, 115 A.D.2d 911, 912).

We have examined the defendant's other contentions and find them to be without merit (see, People v Pavao, 59 N.Y.2d 282, 288-289; People v Almodovar, 62 N.Y.2d 126, 133; People v Farrar, 52 N.Y.2d 302, 305). Brown, J.P., Rubin, Lawrence and Kooper, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Grama

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 17, 1986
124 A.D.2d 746 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Grama

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EZRA GRAMA, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 17, 1986

Citations

124 A.D.2d 746 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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