People v. Chaney

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered March 23, 1989, upon a verdict convicting defendant *618of the crimes of reckless endangerment in the second degree and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the third degree.

On the evening of August 18, 1988, James Harris appropriated without permission a 1985 Oldsmobile automobile from the body shop where he worked and asked defendant, his cousin, to drive it. While driving the car, defendant ran a stop sign and failed to pull over when directed to do so by the police. A multivehicle chase ensued which resulted…