People v. York

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, John L. York, appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree assault. We affirm.

According to the prosecution’s evidence, the victim, a passerby who lived in defendant’s neighborhood, attempted to intervene in a fight between defendant’s 11-year-old son and another boy. An altercation then developed between defendant’s wife and the victim, and the two pushed and jostled each other. One witness testified that during the altercation the victim hit defendant’s wife in the mouth. While the victim and defendant’s…