PEOPLE v. DORM


47 A.D.3d 503 (2008)

849 N.Y.S.2d 548

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CHRIS DORM, Appellant.

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

Decided January 22, 2008.


The court properly permitted the People to introduce evidence of conflicts between defendant and the victim before and after the incident at issue, including evidence of defendant's aggressive and controlling behavior. To the limited extent that this conduct constituted uncharged crimes or bad acts, it was relevant to defendant's motive, and it provided necessary background regarding the couple's relationship that tended to explain aspects of the victim's testimony that might...

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