Opinion
June 12, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (John Bradley, J.).
The court's Sandoval ruling was a proper exercise of discretion where the court balanced the probative value of defendant's prior crimes against the potential prejudice to defendant ( see, People v. Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371; People v. Post, 235 A.D.2d 299).
The claimed errors with respect to the court's supplemental charge are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review them, we would find that the court properly exercised its discretion and meaningfully responded to a juror's inquiry during deliberations when it provided a second response appropriately clarifying its initial response.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Tom, Andrias and Colabella, JJ.