recognized defendant from a prior encounter months earlier when Salome, a bouncer whose job is to closely examine IDs, had a 10-minute face-to-face conversation with defendant; that neighbors had seen defendant involved in the fight preceding the shooting, thus placing defendant at the scene in conflict with his alibi defense; that defendant had intimidated these witnesses to make them "unavailable" to testify, evincing a consciousness of guilt; and that defendant made incriminating statements to Detective Lombardi when shown the pictures of Salome in the hospital, showing his knowledge of the events leading up to and including the shooting. We do not see any likelihood that the jury would have acquitted defendant if it had not heard the improperly admitted conversations ( see People v Arafet, 13 NY3d 460, 468). Furthermore, the court's repeated and extensive instructions to the jury concerning the limited purpose of the Molineux evidence minimized the potential for prejudice ( see People v Hutchinson, 179 AD2d 679, lv denied 79 NY2d 1002; see also People v Tai, 224 AD2d at 329). Thus, we conclude that the error was harmless ( Arafet at 466-468).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed. The testimony concerning the defendant's uncharged crime and the introduction of the domestic violence form were relevant and material to explaining a motive and intent for the subsequent homicide (see, People v. Hutchinson, 179 A.D.2d 679; People v Hill, 163 A.D.2d 813; People v. Roides, 124 A.D.2d 967). The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court did not err in admitting the testimony regarding the defendant's previous assault and threat against the victim. The testimony was relevant to the defendant's motive and intent (see, People v Carver, 183 A.D.2d 907; People v Hutchinson, 179 A.D.2d 679, 680). The defendant's contention that he is entitled to a new trial because of the trial court's improper charge to the jury on the presumption of innocence is without merit.