People v. Winbush

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Turner, Jr., J.), rendered December 19, 1988, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of assault in the second degree.

On July 23, 1988, defendant stabbed Joseph Forte in the thigh following a heated dispute in the street that was witnessed by numerous individuals. As a result of this occurrence, defendant was charged with one count of assault in the second degree. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of the charged crime and sentenced as a predicate felon to a prison term of 3 Vi to 7 years. This appeal followed.

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