The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting evidence of uncharged crimes since defendant clearly opened the door to such testimony. In any event, testimony that defendant sought to dispose of an unidentified, possibly contraband substance was intertwined with evidence that defendant discarded the loaded firearm in question, and the uncharged crimes evidence served as background material to complete the narrative (see, People v Till,
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