PEOPLE v. ASKERNEESE


93 N.Y.2d 884 (1999)

710 N.E.2d 1078

688 N.Y.S.2d 479

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MARTIN ASKERNEESE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Klem, New York City, and Robert S. Dean for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Ellen Sue Handman of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant appeals from a conviction of assault in the first degree, arguing that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support the predicate "serious physical injury" standard required under Penal Law § 120.10 (1). When viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, however (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620

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