People v. Hooks

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Eidens, J.), rendered November 15, 2004, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of perjury in the first degree (two counts), criminal solicitation in the fourth degree (two counts), conspiracy in the fifth degree (two counts) and tampering with physical evidence.

In May 2002, defendant, in an effort to get an individual to move a parked vehicle, allegedly impersonated a police officer, resulting in charges of criminal impersonation. He then reportedly offered assistance to the person to whom he had impersonated…