People v. Gray

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (McGuire, J.), rendered August 7, 2012, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of gang assault in the first degree, assault in the first degree, criminal use of a firearm in the first degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts).

Defendant was charged in a six-count indictment for crimes stemming from the shooting of the victim in his neck at close range, causing him to become paralyzed from the chest down. 1 Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of gang assault in…