People v. Post

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Roth wax, J.), rendered April 6, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 3½ to 7 years and 1 year, respectively, and a $5,000 fine, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court’s Sandoval ruling was a proper exercise of discretion (People v Walker, 83 NY2d 455). Defendant’s theft-related convictions were highly relevant to his credibility, notwithstanding any similarity to…