People v. Williams

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant, an inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility, was convicted of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [3], [7]), arising from an altercation with correction officers. On appeal, defendant claims that proof of "physical injury” (Penal Law § 10.00 [9]; § 120.05) was legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We disagree.

Defendant bit Officer Smith on the left thumb, causing a one-inch laceration about a quarter of an inch deep. The officer testified that it hurt "real bad” and that he felt "ex*961treme pain.” The wound was…