Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum: In the course of executing an arrest warrant, a police officer approached defendant and told him he was under arrest. As the officer grabbed for defendant, they both fell forward. Defendant avoided the officer's grasp and fled from the area. These facts do not support a conviction for escape in the second degree. A person commits escape in the second degree when...
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