Even if it is accepted that defendant properly preserved for review the question of whether evidence of a prior uncharged crime should have been admitted, we find any claim of error lacking in merit. Testimony concerning the uncharged crime, as well as defendant's prior arrests and appearances before the victim, a Town Justice, was directly related to motive and its probative worth exceeded its potential for prejudice (see, People v Johnson,
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PEOPLE v. BARNUM
169 A.D.2d 887 (1991)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gregory D. Barnum, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 10, 1991
January 10, 1991
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.
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