People v. Panepinto

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the second degree and other related crimes, defendant’s sole argument is that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial by the cumulative effect of the prosecutor’s references to uncharged crimes in an attempt to portray defendant as a professional burglar. It is, of course, patently improper to introduce evidence of uncharged crimes if the only purpose is to show bad character or a defendant’s propensity to commit crime (People v Alvino, 71 NY2d 233, 241; People v Ventimiglia, 52 NY2d 350,…