It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
On appeal from a judgment convicting him following a nonjury trial of assault in the second degree (Penal Law §120.05 [3]), defendant contends that the evidence is legally insufficient to establish that he intended to prevent the correction officer from performing a lawful duty. We reject that contention (see People v Spinks,
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