People v. Jordan

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered December 6, 1974, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of assault in the second degree and possession of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances. On April 29, 1974, one Charles Minick was assaulted with a kitchen knife while sitting in front of a building which he owned in the City of Albany. Within an hour after the incident, defendant was apprehended at his home by the Albany Police, and he gave them a statement admitting that he had perpretrated the attack. At his subsequent trial, he sat mute and…