Opinion
October 7, 1991
Appeal from the County Court, Westchester County (Lange, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in rendering a Sandoval ruling by which the prosecutor would be permitted to cross-examine the defendant as to his previous felony conviction without any inquiry into the underlying circumstances (see, People v. Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371, 377; People v. Edwards, 159 A.D.2d 583, 584).
Moreover, there is no merit to the defendant's contention that CPL 250.20 is unconstitutional (see, People v. Gill, 164 A.D.2d 867; People v. Peterson, 96 A.D.2d 871).
Furthermore, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in permitting a police officer to show the jury the scar on his hand, since the purpose of that evidence was to demonstrate the seriousness of the injuries inflicted upon him by the defendant (see, People v. Hunter, 131 A.D.2d 877).
The sentence imposed on the defendant was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Rosenblatt, J.P., Miller, O'Brien and Ritter, JJ., concur.