People v. Villanueva

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered December 22, 1997, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting testimony concerning uncharged drug sales which occurred before his commission of the indicted offense. We disagree. It is well established that evidence of uncharged crimes is admissible on the issue of the defendant’s intent (see, People v Alvino,…