People v. Bates

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Judgment of conviction affirmed.

This case arose from an altercation between defendant and the complainant, during the course of which the complainant was injured and her eyeglasses were broken. Viewed in the light most favorable to the People (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), the evidence was legally sufficient to establish defendant’s guilt of assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [1]), harassment in the second degree (Penal Law § 240.26 [1]), and criminal mischief in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 145.00 [3]). Moreover, giving much…