People v. Polomaine

In 2007, defendant was indicted and charged with assault in the first degree, reckless assault of a child, and reckless assault of a child by a daycare provider after a two-year-old female child suffered severe injuries, including a skull fracture and permanent brain damage, while in defendant’s care on March 27, 2007. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty as charged, although the conviction of reckless assault by a daycare provider was subsequently dismissed by County Court. Thereafter, defendant was sentenced to a prison term of 18 years, with five years of postrelease…