People v. Clark

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Berry, J.), rendered November 8, 2007, convicting him of assault in first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*1014Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On the night of the offense in question, the complainant arranged to purchase drugs from the defendant, from whom he had previously purchased drugs, even though the complainant could not afford to pay for the drugs. After accepting a bag of drugs from the defendant, the complainant, without paying,…