PEOPLE v. ORTIZ


134 A.D.2d 624 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Francisco Ortiz, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 30, 1987


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contentions, the trial court did not err in permitting the introduction of testimony concerning the defendant's involvement in an altercation which had occurred shortly before the fatal shooting which gave rise to the charges contained in the indictment. We find, as did the trial court, that the challenged testimony was relevant to the extent that it provided necessary background information (see...

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