People v. Breneman

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s contention that the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to cross-examine him on prior convictions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for sexual crimes involving one or more youths. It is not error to permit cross-examination for impeachment purposes about prior crimes and bad acts, even though they are similar to crimes charged, particularly where the prior crime evinces an intention to place one’s own interest above the interest of others (People v Pavao, 59 NY2d 282, 292; People v Beckett, 156 AD2d 1009, 1010,…