People v. Berry

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), rendered December 22, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of aggravated criminal contempt, and sentencing him to a term of 2 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by limited background testimony concerning the ongoing acrimonious relationship between defendant and the complainant. Only a *53portion of this testimony constituted uncharged crimes evidence, and such evidence was admissible to complete the narrative and explain the conduct of the parties in light of their relationship (see,…