People v. Oree

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered March 12, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, robbery in the third degree, and escape in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 12 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The injured detective testified that he tackled defendant, who was trying to escape, and that as a result defendant caused the detective’s hand and…