People v. Lancaster

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, rendered December 1, 1977, convicting him of reckless endangerment in the first and second degrees and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. Defendant has advanced several arguments for reversal. We deem only the first to be worthy of judicial consideration. Defendant has had a history of mental illness from about the age of 14. He was 24 years old at the time of the incidents which formed the basis for the present indictment and conviction. The…