The court properly exercised its discretion in precluding defendant from eliciting various instances of his cooperation with the police, offered as "consciousness of innocence" evidence. "There is a clear distinction between evidence of flight, which tends to show the consciousness of guilt, and contrary evidence which might show a clever attempt to avoid the consequences of the crime by assuming the appearance of innocence." (People v Curtiss, 118 App Div 259, 263...
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