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People v. Crichlow

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 28, 2010
79 A.D.3d 1144 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

No. 2008-05900.

December 28, 2010.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Guzman, J.), rendered June 17, 2008, convicting him of arson in the second degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Alexis A. Ascher of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, Lori Glachman, and Adam Koelsch of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Covello, J.P., Eng, Chambers and Hall, JJ.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in allowing the People to elicit testimony from police officers that a warrant existed for the defendant's arrest and that the officers were present at the defendant's apartment on the date of the incident to execute that warrant. This limited testimony, which did not include any underlying information regarding the issuance of the warrant itself, and was coupled with proper limiting instructions, was relevant to establish the defendant's motive for committing the crimes of which he was convicted. The testimony also was necessary to provide background information establishing the basis for the officers' actions, and was more probative than prejudicial ( see People v Jenkins, 49 AD3d 780; People v McMurray, 271 AD2d 460; People v Robinson, 200 AD2d 693, 694).

The defendant's remaining contention is without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Crichlow

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 28, 2010
79 A.D.3d 1144 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

People v. Crichlow

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KEVIN CRICHLOW…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 28, 2010

Citations

79 A.D.3d 1144 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 9933
914 N.Y.S.2d 903

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