People v. Wilson

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Dora Irizarry, J.), rendered March 21, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 years probation, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting limited evidence that defendant and his companion made various offensive remarks immediately preceding the incident. This evidence was highly relevant as background information which explained the sequence of events that led directly to the assault (see, People v Kellogg, 222 AD2d 309, lv denied 87 NY2d…