People v. Nixon

Staley, Jr., J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tompkins County, rendered May 12, 1969, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty to the crime of reckless endangerment in the second degree. (Penal Law, § 120.20.)

On February 12, 1968 officers Glen Robertson and Edward Traynor of the Ithaca Police Department answered a call to go ta 201 Third Street in the City of Ithaca to investigate a disturbance. The address was the residence of Mrs. Teresa Has-kins, defendant’s mother-in-law. The officers arrived at the scene about 9:40 p.m. and observed defendant pounding on the…