People v. Ramsey

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (D’Emic, J.), rendered February 19, 2002, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly permitted the prosecution to introduce evidence of his prior acts of abuse and violence against the victim. The evidence was properly admitted as relevant background material to enable the jury to understand the defendant’s…