Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The County Court's Molineux ruling (see People v Molineux, 168 N.Y. 264 [1901]) constituted a provident exercise of discretion. The evidence at issue was admissible as relevant background material to explain to the jury the sequence of events and the relationship between the defendant and the decedent, and as evidence of the defendant's motive and intent, and his consciousness of guilt (see People v Jones,
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