People v. Johnson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main Jr., J.), rendered September 30, 2013, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of promoting prison contraband in the first degree and attempted assault in the second degree.

While incarcerated at a state correctional facility, defendant altered a state-issued razor blade and used it to cut a correction officer’s wrist. As a result, defendant was charged by indictment with promoting prison contraband in the first degree and attempted assault in the second degree. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted as…