People v. Brown

Kane, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.), rendered January 27, 1989, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer and menacing.

Defendant appeals his conviction for crimes stemming from his violent encounter with two police officers from the City of Elmira Police Department in Chemung County. The incident began during the early morning of August 2, 1988 when an employee asked defendant to leave a local restaurant because of his…