Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court's Sandoval ruling, permitting cross-examination of the defendant regarding the underlying facts of a similar crime, did not constitute an abuse of discretion. Trial courts have broad discretion in determining whether the probative value of evidence of other crimes on the issue of the defendant's credibility outweighs the risk of unfair prejudice to him (People v Pavao,
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