People v. Grant

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered June 9, 1983, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of promoting prostitution in the second degree and coercion in the first degree.

Our principal task upon this appeal is to determine whether the trial court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence uncharged crimes committed both prior and subsequent to the crimes charged in the indictment. Defendant was charged with promoting prostitution in the second degree by compelling one Eva Gardner by force and intimidation to engage in acts…