Opinion
September 21, 1992
Appeal from the County Court, Westchester County (West, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).
The trial court properly exercised its discretion in allowing the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant as to four of his previous convictions. The crimes of which defendant was convicted involved acts of dishonesty and untrustworthiness or indicated a willingness to place his own self interest ahead of the principles or the interests of society (see, People v Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371, 376-377). In light of the defendant's extensive period of incarceration in the intervening years, the defendant's conviction in 1975 of conspiracy in the first degree was not so remote in time as to mandate preclusion (see, People v Damon, 150 A.D.2d 479).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
We have reviewed the defendant's remaining contentions, including those which he raises in his supplemental pro se brief, and conclude that they are without merit. Rosenblatt, J.P., Miller, Ritter and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.