Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find no merit to the defendant's contention that the trial court's Sandoval ruling was improper. Trial courts have broad discretion to determine how a prosecutor may use a defendant's prior convictions or bad acts for the purpose of impeaching the defendant's credibility (see, People v Walker,
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