Legal Opinion
People v. Forino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 9, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Galasso, J.), rendered May 10, 1999, convicting him of burglary in the second 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, 375). The trial court properly struck a balance between the probative worth of the evidence of the defendant’s prior criminal history and its prejudicial effect, as it permitted the prosecutor…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. TurnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. StifflerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. SobersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. DwyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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