710 N.E.2d 1102, 681 N.Y.S.2d 485 PEOPLE v. MELENDEZ Court of Appeals of the State of New York. Decided February 22, 1999 Appeal from App. Div., 1st Dept, N.Y. County, 10/8/98. APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL. Denied 2/22/99, (Levine, J.). Tagged: 681 N.Y.S.2d 485710 N.E.2d 1102