Legal Opinion
People v. Powell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 17, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered July 24, 2002, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court providently exercised its discretion in making its Sandoval ruling (see People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371, 374-375 [1974]), as it *490struck a proper balance between the probative worth of the evidence of the defendant’s criminal history and the possible prejudice to him (see People v Torres, 302 AD2d 411…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. JosephAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. WoodsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. PrinceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. BeverlyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. GarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005