People v. Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Ordered that the judgment of conviction is affirmed.

Defendant was charged with assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [1]) and harassment in the second degree (Penal Law § 240.26 [1]). At a jury trial, the People’s witnesses testified that, on the evening of the incident, defendant, while walking up and down the street at a block party, was singing a song about stabbing someone. It was undisputed that, while on the street, defendant was subsequently involved in an altercation with the complainant. The People’s witnesses testified that defendant had been…