People v. Edwards

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Baker, J.), rendered June 8, 1989, convicting him of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The victim, a prostitute, testified that the defendant became tired of her performing an…