Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the court's Sandoval ruling properly balanced the probative value and the prejudicial effect of permitting inquiry into the defendant's prior convictions if he testified regarding his self-serving out-of-court statement (see, People v Walker,
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