The charge against defendant of assaulting a correction officer (Penal Law § 120.05 [3]) arose out of a prison riot at Great Meadow Correctional Facility on February 20, 1982. Approximately 400 inmates, including defendant, had attended a movie in the facility's auditorium. At the conclusion of the film, the inmates began to file out under the supervision of about 12 correction officers. Toward...
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