People v. Morris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The County Court providently exercised its discretion in permitting the People to elicit evidence of prior bad acts involving the defendant and the victim (see People v Leeson, 12 NY3d 823, 826-827 [2009]; People v Dorm, 12 NY3d 16, 19 [2009]; People v Marji, 43 AD3d 961 [2007]). The evidence was properly admitted as relevant background material to enable the jury to understand the defendant’s relationship with the victim (see People v Leeson, 12 NY3d at 826-827; People v Cook, 93 NY2d *909840 [1999]; People v Marji, 43 AD3d at 961) and to complete the narrative (see People v Johnson, 45 AD3d…
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