The court properly exercised its discretion in receiving uncharged crimes evidence concerning defendant's pattern of abuse of the complainant. This background evidence provided a complete picture of the events in question and was necessary to explain that certain conduct by the complainant was the product of fear (see, People v Steinberg,
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