PEOPLE v. SPOTFORD


85 N.Y.2d 593 (1995)

650 N.E.2d 1296

627 N.Y.S.2d 295

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Curtis Spotford, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney of Monroe County, Rochester (Wendy Evans Lehmann of counsel), for appellant.

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender of Monroe County, Rochester (Stephen J. Bird of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH and CIPARICK concur.


LEVINE, J.

Defendant was charged with two counts of assault in the first degree as a result of an attack with a baseball bat on his girlfriend and her mother. Prior to trial, the People filed a notice of intent to use four prior bad acts of the defendant as part of their direct case to prove his commission of the offenses charged. The defense moved to preclude such evidence and in the presence of defendant and...

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