People v. Ruth

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Lange, J.), rendered September 7, 1990, convicting him of assault in the first degree (three counts), reckless endangerment in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the People made a prima facie showing of entitlement to a missing witness charge with respect to the defendant’s son. The defendant’s *701own testimony indicated that his son was in the area of the…