Does defendant have prior contact with the police?

Additionally, this is not defendant's first contact with the criminal justice system. Less than one year before the date of the instant allegations, defendant was arrested and arraigned on a similar grand larceny charge, pleaded to a violation and subsequently bench warranted on several occasions. Defendant's record indicates that, while his prior contact with the police is not extensive, he is accustomed to dealing with the police and would not readily acquiesce to police authority (People v. Shaw, 8 AD3d 1106 [4th Dept. 2004]). Rather than acquiescence, defendant's calm demeanor, coupled with his denial of the theft to the police and alleged admission to his supervisor, shows that he was not intimidated by the police authority, but was acting out of

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