People v. Hernandez

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (LaCava, J.), rendered March 14, 1997, convicting him of attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and reckless endangerment in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly permitted the People to read into evidence the felony hearing testimony of a missing witness pursuant to CPL 670.10. At the hearing regarding the…