Legal Opinion

People v. Keith R.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 27, 2012PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Tom, J.

While incarcerated on Rikers Island under a sentence imposed for an unspecified offense, defendant assaulted and injured a female correction officer who was attempting to remove contraband from his jail cell. A male correction officer who came to her assistance was also punched and assaulted. Under a misdemeanor information, defendant was initially charged with two counts of third-degree assault, obstructing governmental administration, and two counts of second-degree harassment. The information was later amended to specify a single count of attempted assault in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ClaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  2. People v. ZimmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. RickertNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. InsignaresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. People v. HowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. RichmanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2014
  4. People of the State of New York v. MonroeAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2019
  5. People v. CopelandCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2016

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