Legal Opinion

People v. Adams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 7, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Harvey, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Greene County (Fromer, J.), rendered April 28, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of assault in the second degree.

On August 3, 1986, defendant, an inmate at Coxsackie Correctional Facility, caused a disturbance while waiting in line to receive his evening meal. Correction Officer Charles Richards ordered defendant to return to his cell. Thereafter, Richards and Correction Officer Joseph Messina brought a tray of food to defendant’s cell. There was testimony that when Richards entered defendant’s cell,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. KurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. ParkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. People v. RollovaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. AbussalamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  2. People v. ManchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. ChamberlainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. TzatzimakisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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