Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Angel Flores, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-09-28
Citations: 264 A.D.2d 674
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angel Flores, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 264
Pages: 674–674

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angel Flores, Appellant.
[696 NYS2d 423]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J.), rendered December 5, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court's Sandoval ruling permitting defendant's impeachment by the fact he was convicted of three felonies and a misdemeanor, including disclosure that one felony was for attempted drug possession, while precluding inquiry into any underlying facts, constituted a proper exercise of discretion (see, People v Pavao, 59 NY2d 282, 292).
We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Nardelli, Wallach, Andrias and Friedman, JJ.