Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's claims, the Supreme Court's Sandoval ruling was not an improvident exercise of discretion since the prior convictions upon which inquiry was permitted were relevant to the defendant's propensity to place his own interests over those of society. Any similarities between those convictions and the crimes charged did not compel preclusion (see, People v Pavao,
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