Legal Opinion
People v. Evans
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 19, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William Wetzel, J.), rendered April 18, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 10 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient-evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The element of physical injury was satisfied by evidence that defendant beat the complainant about the head and face with his fist, causing noticeable and multiple bruises, as well as bleeding and swelling, which…
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