Opinion
October 1, 1998
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (John Bradley, J.).
The court properly exercised its discretion in balancing the probative nature of defendant's prior convictions against the possibility of undue prejudice. We do not find defendant's felony conviction to be too remote for cross-examination ( see, People v. Walker, 83 N.Y.2d 455, 459).
Defendant's challenges to the prosecutor's summation are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would find that the challenged comments were fair comments on the evidence and proper responses to arguments raised in the defense summation ( see, People v. Overlee, 236 A.D.2d 133, lv denied 91 N.Y.2d 976).
Concur — Milonas, J.P., Rosenberger, Ellerin and Andrias, JJ.