People v. Blair

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered July 18, 2003, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of assault in the second degree, attempted kidnapping in the second degree and attempted murder in the second degree.

The victim was jogging in a park along a secluded path when she was attacked by defendant, who repeatedly struck her with a heavy wooden stick, pushed her toward an adjacent wooded area and told her that she would die. She escaped and he was arrested. The jury convicted defendant of attempted kidnapping in the second degree,…