People v. Guevara
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Sullivan, J.), rendered May 17, 2010, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The evidence relating to the defendant’s gang affiliation and the expert testimony regarding the customs, practices, and rivalries of certain gangs, was probative of the defendant’s motive and provided a necessary background to explain to the jury the relationship between the defendant and the…
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