Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court's Sandoval ruling does not warrant reversal of the judgment of conviction. It is well settled that trial courts have broad discretion in determining, on the issue of the defendant's credibility, whether the probative value of evidence of other crimes outweighs the risk of unfair prejudice to the defendant (see, People v Pavao,
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