The trial court's Sandoval ruling struck an appropriate balance between the probative value and possible prejudicial effect of defendant's prior convictions. We note the court precluded inquiry into the facts of defendant's prior burglary conviction and precluded four of defendant's seven misdemeanor convictions.
Defendant's request for a missing witness charge, made five days after both sides rested, was untimely (People v White,
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