People v. Campbell

I vote to affirm the Appellate Division order upholding defendant’s conviction for attempted assault in the second degree against two police officers. He was charged with attempted rape, first degree, sexual abuse, first degree, unlawful imprisonment, second degree, and two counts of assault, second degree; and he was convicted after a nonjury trial of one count of sexual abuse, third degree, and two counts of attempted assault, second degree. The issue is *608whether attempted assault under the circumstances of this case is a cognizable crime.

The salient facts are that defendant intended to…