People v. Christodoulou

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Beldock, J.), rendered May 16, 1994, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The trial court’s Sandoval ruling, inter alia, permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant concerning two prior convictions was a provident exercise of discretion. The convictions were relevant to the defendant’s credibility and his willingness to put his interests above those of society (see, People v Melvin, 223 AD2d 604; People v Garner,…