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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ALBERT FRIESON, Appellant.

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The determination as to whether to reopen a case for further testimony rests in the reasonable discretion of the Trial Judge ( People v. Ventura, 35 N.Y.2d 654). Here, the Trial Judge acted reasonably in refusing to allow defense counsel to recall a prosecution witness for additional cross-examination after the prosecutor had rested. Defense counsel failed to show that the information sought to be elicited on cross-examination could not have been discovered earlier. Further, although defense counsel claimed to have a letter suggesting that someone may have heard the prosecution witness make an inconsistent statement, he made no showing that he had a witness available who would testify to such a statement.

¶ We have examined defendant's claims concerning incompetent representation by counsel and we find them without merit.

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PEOPLE v. FRIESON
(Jul 13, 1984)