People v. Mesa

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered August 13, 1990, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of escape in the second degree.

On January 16, 1990 defendant, an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County, was escorted by two correction officers, Marcellus Henry and Samuel Karam, to *689the Chemung County Courthouse to permit defendant to attend a trial. Defendant left the facility wearing handcuffs, leg irons, a safety belt and a safety chain. Upon arriving at the courthouse, his guards were instructed, pursuant to a…