Defendant challenges two judgments convicting him of promoting prison contraband while an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility. The first conviction followed a jury trial held on March 1, 1982. The People's proof established that during a surprise frisk of inmates, a seven-inch sharpened shank was discovered in the front pocket of defendant's coat. His defense was that he had been framed. On March 7, 1982, after conviction but before...
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