People v. Stimus

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from his conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [12]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [4]), defendant contends that the trial court’s admission of evidence of uncharged crimes constitutes reversible error. The trial court, over objection, admitted evidence that complainant’s reason for seeking out defendant was to straighten out a debt for cocaine he received from defendant. Immediately after the introduction of this evidence and again…