People v. Todd

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Term should be affirmed.

Defendant has been convicted after a jury trial upon information charging him with assault, third degree, in violation of subdivision 1 of section 120.00 of the Penal Law. The charges arose out of a dispute between defendant, a 28-year-old dental surgeon, and complainant, an 82-year-old man, in the parking area of a Manhasset shopping center. The altercation developed after complainant advised defendant he had parked in a restricted zone. Complainant’s version of the incident, supported by evidence in the record…