Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues that the prosecution failed to prove that the two arresting police officers suffered a "physical injury" as defined in Penal Law § 10.00 (9), which was necessary to sustain a finding of guilt on the two counts of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [3]). Viewing the evidence adduced at trial in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes,
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