People v. Jones

236 A.D.2d 336, 655 N.Y.S.2d 332, 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1671

Opinion

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Alfred Kleiman, J.), rendered November 18, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and sentencing her, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in balancing the probative nature of defendant’s prior convictions against the possibility of undue prejudice (0People v Bennette, 56 NY2d 142). Defendant cannot insulate herself against inquiry simply because she has specialized in crimes similar to the one charged (see, People v Pavao, 59 NY2d 282, 292). Concur—Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Nardelli and Tom, JJ.