People v. Cortez

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Washington County (Berke, J.), rendered January 29, 1986, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of assault in the second degree.

Defendant, a State prison inmate, was indicted on one count of assault in the second degree stemming from an incident in which he allegedly attacked Correction Officer Trainee Christopher Tompkins in the special housing unit area of Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County. As a result of the alleged assault by defendant, Tompkins was unable to work for a period of six months, experienced severe…