People v. Medina

281 A.D.2d 563, 721 N.Y.2d 829, 721 N.Y.S.2d 829, 2001 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2596

Opinion

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered February 4, 1999, convicting her of attempted murder in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The Supreme Court properly ruled, after a Sandoval hearing (see, People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371), that if the defendant took the stand, the prosecutor could question her about her four petit larceny convictions and their underlying facts (see, People v Walker, 83 NY2d 455; People v Branch, 155 AD2d 475; People v Myrick, 128 AD2d 732), her use of aliases (see, People v Walker, supra), and her status as an illegal alien (see, People v Caicedo, 173 AD2d 630; People v Ortero, 75 AD2d 168).

The defendant’s sentence was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).

The defendant’s remaining contention is without merit. Altman, J. P., McGinity, Luciano and H. Miller, JJ., concur.