People v. Cephas

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Neary, J.), rendered October 1, 2008, convicting him of assault in the second degree and menacing in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

At trial, the People presented evidence that the defendant physically attacked the complainant by punching her, kicking her, choking her, dragging her, and slamming her head and face against a parked vehicle. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621…