People v. Mendez

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael Gross, J.), rendered April 27, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 7 to 21 years, unanimously affirmed.

Contrary to defendant’s contention, no testimony was elicited that implicated him in uncharged crimes. The challenged testimony, which provided relevant background information, implicated a person other than defendant in drug activity, and the court’s curative instruction, which the jury is presumed to have followed, emphasized the fact that there was no…