People v. Cobb

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judgment of conviction rendered September 7, 1995 affirmed.

Defendant was convicted, after a bench trial, of second degree harassment (Penal Law § 240.26 [1]) and reckless driving (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1212) upon testimonial and videotape evidence that he "flail[ed] his arms” at and repeatedly struck the complainant, a uniformed New York City Deputy Sheriff, while the latter was in the process of seizing the defendant’s car under the City’s so-called "scofftow” program (see, Administrative Code of City of NY § 19-212), and that defendant wildly maneuvered his car in an…