Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in making its Sandoval ruling ( see People v. Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371), as it struck a proper balance between the probative value of the evidence of the defendant's criminal history and the possible prejudice against him ( see People v. Powell, 4 AD3d 489, 490).
The sentence imposed was not excessive ( see People v. Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).