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p. 226The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Norman Calvert, Appellant. [697 NYS2d 658]
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rios, J.), rendered December 23, 1996, convicting him of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court’s Sandoval ruling, permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant concerning two prior convictions for assault, was proper. Those offenses were relevant on the issues of the defendant’s credibility as a witness and his
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willingness to place his interests above those of society (see, People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371 , 377; People v Byrd, 173 AD2d 549 ; People v Ferreira, 172 AD2d 769 ; People v Noeth, 162 AD2d 724 ).
The defendant’s remaining contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are without merit. Thompson, J. P., Joy, McGinity and Feuerstein, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Sandoval 34 NY2d 371 at 377 p. 227
- People v. Byrd 173 AD2d 549 p. 227
- People v. Ferreira 172 AD2d 769 p. 227
- People v. Noeth 162 AD2d 724 p. 227