The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility, including the weight to be given the victim's background and her use of drugs and alcohol at the time of the crime, were properly considered by the trier of facts and there is no basis upon which to disturb its determinations.
The court's Sandoval ruling, permitting limited questioning concerning defendant's murder conviction, balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise...
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