People v. Vinson

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Gulotta, J.), rendered December 1, 1995, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, petit larceny, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the court improperly allowed the People to inquire into a prior conviction that was similar to the instant offense is without merit. The similarity of crimes does not automatically preclude the use of a prior conviction to impeach the…