People v. Haugh

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Dolan, J.), rendered September 7, 2006, convicting him of attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The County Court’s Sandoval ruling (see People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371 [1974]) properly balanced the probative value of the evidence of the defendant’s criminal background and the possible prejudice to him (see People v Harris, 74 AD3d 984 [2010]; People…