People v. Montana
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, Queens County (Demakos, J.), rendered May 23, 1990, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the contention of the defendant, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in admitting testimony regarding his prior threats against the deceased (see, People v Alvino, 71 NY2d 233). The evidence was admissible to establish the defendant’s motive as well as to…
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