The court providently exercised its discretion in denying defense motions for a mistrial following two brief allusions to uncharged misconduct by defendant (see People v Ruiz, 171 A.D.3d 486 [1st Dept 2019], lv denied 33 N.Y.3d 1073 [2019]). The court gave a prompt, appropriate curative instruction in one instance, and defense counsel declined to have such an instruction given in the other. The court addressed the issue in a manner sufficient to alleviate any...
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