In light of defendant's defense that he was merely a drug purchaser who refused to sell his drugs to the undercover officers, defendant's testimony as to his background and prior record, though literally true, prejudiced the People by creating the misleading impression that he had never sold drugs. This justified the court's modification of its Sandoval ruling to the extent of permitting inquiry of defendant as to the nature of his prior convictions (see, People...
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