People v. Ortiz

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Silverman, J.), rendered May 5, 1988, convicting him of assault in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

In this case arising out of an altercation between the defendant, an inmate at a State prison, and a corrections officer, we find that contrary to the defendant’s contentions, the prosecution proved the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d…