Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to support the finding that the complainant suffered "physical injury," an element of the crime of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05[2]). The necessary element of physical injury is defined by Penal Law § 10.00(9) as either the impairment of physical condition or substantial pain (see People v McDowell,
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