Opinion
5786
January 3, 2002.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Sonberg, J.), rendered October 29, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of auto stripping in the second degree, and convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of auto stripping in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
SETH DAVIS, for respondent.
BRUCE D. AUSTERN, for defendant-appellant.
Before: Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Lerner, Rubin, Buckley, JJ.
The court's Sandoval ruling balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise of discretion (see, People v. Walker, 83 N.Y.2d 455, 458-459; People v. Mattiace, 77 N.Y.2d 269, 275-276; People v. Pavao, 59 N.Y.2d 282, 292). Defendant's theft-related convictions were highly relevant to his credibility (see, People v. Post, 235 A.D.2d 299, lv denied 90 N.Y.2d 862).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.