People v. Jones

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ozzi, J.), rendered December 13, 2012, convicting him of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, assault in the third degree (two counts), and stalking in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in fashioning its Sandoval ruling (see People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371 [1974]). “ ‘[T]he extent to which the prosecution should be allowed to impeach the…