People v. Roman

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lamont, J.), entered November 21, 2003 in Albany County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of assault in the second degree.

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of one count of assault in the second degree and sentenced to a prison term of seven years, with five years of postrelease supervision. Initially, we find no merit to defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. Viewed most favorably to the prosecution, the victim’s account and the medical testimony established beyond a reasonable doubt all of the elements…