PEOPLE v. GUITERREZ


272 A.D.2d 58 (2000)

707 N.Y.S.2d 830

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAFAEL GUITERREZ, Appellant.

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

Decided May 2, 2000.


The court properly admitted uncharged crimes evidence involving drug activity. This evidence was highly relevant to motive, was inextricably interwoven with the offenses charged, and completed the narrative of events leading up to the shooting (see, People v Zorilla, 211 A.D.2d 582). Any prejudice was prevented by the court's instructions (see, People v Edmonds, 223 A.D.2d 455, lv denied...

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