Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was tried jointly with his codefendant Antonio Flores. Since the probative value of the expert testimony regarding the customs and practices of Mexican-American gangs, which was relevant to the defendant's motive and provided a necessary background, outweighed any prejudice to the defendant, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in admitting it (see People v Flores,
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