Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Although there was testimony by a police fingerprint expert which could have led to an inference by the jury that the defendant had a prior criminal record, the court's immediate curative instruction corrected any prejudicial effect that evidence may have had (see, People v. Tisdale, 114 A.D.2d 869). In any event, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt as the evidence of the defendant's guilt was overwhelming (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230). Brown, J.P., Rubin, Kooper and Sullivan, JJ., concur.