People v. Jackson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Greene County (Fromer, J.), rendered February 28,1984, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of attempted assault in the second degree.

On September 28,1983, defendant was charged in a two-count indictment with attempted assault in the second degree resulting from an altercation with another inmate while incarcerated at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene County. When Correction Officers Ralph Scott and William Dufkin interceded to break up the fight, defendant allegedly struck each in the face. Defendant testified that he did not…