People v. Filipe
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*540Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Chambers, J.), rendered May 6, 2002, convicting him of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s challenge to the admission of testimony regarding his and the complainant’s membership in a gang, of which the defendant was the leader, is without merit. This evidence was relevant on the issue of the defendant’s motive, and was necessary background to explain the relationship…
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