People v. Grant

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hellenbrand, J.), rendered July 15, 1987, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The evidence adduced at trial established that the defendant became involved in a fight with the victim, produced a scissor and stabbed the victim approximately 20 to 30 times in the chest and abdomen. The victim, who had known the defendant for approximately five years prior to the incident, survived the…