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People v. Harvey

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 21, 1995
212 A.D.2d 730 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

February 21, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Egitto, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's claims, the Supreme Court's Sandoval ruling was not an improvident exercise of discretion since the prior convictions upon which inquiry was permitted were relevant to the defendant's propensity to place his own interests over those of society. Any similarities between those convictions and the crimes charged did not compel preclusion (see, People v Pavao, 59 N.Y.2d 282, 292; People v. Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371, 374-375; People v. Guzman, 197 A.D.2d 705; People v. Craig, 194 A.D.2d 687; People v. Burton, 191 A.D.2d 703, 704; People v Ferreira, 172 A.D.2d 769; People v. Jeudi, 139 A.D.2d 594; People v. Badley, 122 A.D.2d 62; People v. Johnson, 113 A.D.2d 900, 901-902; People v. Felder, 108 A.D.2d 869, 870).

The defendant's claim that the court improperly permitted the People to amend the indictment is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05; People v. Perez, 83 N.Y.2d 269, 274; People v. Iannone, 45 N.Y.2d 589, 600). In any event, this claim is without merit since the amendment did not change the theory of the prosecution or prejudice the defendant on the merits (see, CPL 200.70; People v. Perez, supra; People v Hartman, 123 A.D.2d 883; People v. Barbaran, 118 A.D.2d 578, 579-580; People v. Ames, 115 A.D.2d 543, 544-545).

The defendant's remaining claim is not reviewable on direct appeal from the judgment (see, People v. Brown, 192 A.D.2d 666; People v. Noland, 189 A.D.2d 829; People v. Weinberg, 183 A.D.2d 930). Miller, J.P., Thompson, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Harvey

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 21, 1995
212 A.D.2d 730 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Harvey

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. UMARUBOR HARVEY…

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

Date published: Feb 21, 1995

Citations

212 A.D.2d 730 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
622 N.Y.S.2d 809

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