People v. Curran

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Greller, J., at trial; Berry, J., at sentence), rendered March 12, 2014, convicting him of attempted escape in the first degree (two counts) and assault in the second degree (five counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the County Court erred in precluding him from testifying in his own defense that the failure of the local jail to administer medication prescribed to treat his panic and anxiety disorders caused him to be unable to breathe…