People v. Williams

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Essex County (Halloran, J.), rendered June 19, 2001, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of escape in the second degree and petit larceny.

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of escape in the second degree and petit larceny. The uncontradicted evidence adduced at trial established that defendant, while serving a prison sentence for a class C felony at a minimum security correctional facility, was part of a prison work crew assigned to a nearby golf course. Defendant fled the work site and was later captured with a…