Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Marie White, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-08-29
Citations: 297 A.D.2d 258
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marie White, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 297
Pages: 258–258

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marie White, Appellant.
[746 NYS2d 597]

Opinion:
The court's Sandoval ruling balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise of discretion. In this case involving a confidence game that became a robbery, the court properly permitted elicitation, inter alia, of the underlying facts of defendant's prior conviction involving a similar confidence game, since that conviction had a very high degree of probative value concerning defendant's credibility, and this probative value outweighed its prejudicial effect (see, People v Hayes, 97 NY2d 203; People v Mattiace, 77 NY2d 269, 275-276; People v Pavao, 59 NY2d 282, 292).
We find the sentences excessive to the extent indicated. Concur — Andrias, J.P., Rosenberger, Lerner, Friedman and Marlow, JJ.