PEOPLE v. HARDY


224 A.D.2d 333 (1996)

638 N.Y.S.2d 453

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Olin Hardy, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

February 27, 1996


Evidence that defendant previously threatened the victim for several years during their relationship, and that as a result she gave him part of her paycheck each month, was properly admitted as background evidence to establish the victim's state of mind during the instant crime, which was clearly at issue (see, People v Fay, 85 A.D.2d 512). Defendant's claim that evidence of his prior drug use deprived him of a fair trial...

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