People v. Chase

The defendant was convicted of assault in the second degree arising out of an incident during which he pushed a police officer into the path of an oncoming car at Kennedy Airport. The police officer, who was struck by the car, sustained injuries to his neck and back. During the jury deliberations, the jury sent a note to the court asking whether "the lack of corroboration (witnesses) constitute [sic] a reasonable doubt”. The defendant requested that the court reread the reasonable doubt charge, but the court responded to the note with its own answer: *790"there’s no legal requirement that any…